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Making friends with X and Y
Sat May 9, 10:30 AM
Swathi Pasumarti and Ananth Teja Mahankali
A fun session on algebra for school students
Algebra was made to simplify mathematics. It is the art of establishing patterns and making it independent of numbers. That is where our friends x,y and zs come in.
However, in the fear of this representation, children often fail to understand the beauty of the subject. They fail to understand that x, y or z can be replaced by any and every number to hold good, hence they have no significance.
This session has been designed to drive that fear away. We use physical objects to represent algebraic equations and solve them. This helps children see the insignificance of xs and ys and the ease with which they can be replaced with anything - physical objects in this case.
It will help children to take a new perspective of familiarity with Algebra.
Algebra was made to simplify mathematics. It is the art of establishing patterns and making it independent of numbers. That is where our friends x,y and zs come in.
However, in the fear of this representation, children often fail to understand the beauty of the subject. They fail to understand that x, y or z can be replaced by any and every number to hold good, hence they have no significance.
This session has been designed to drive that fear away. We use physical objects to represent algebraic equations and solve them. This helps children see the insignificance of xs and ys and the ease with which they can be replaced with anything - physical objects in this case.
It will help children to take a new perspective of familiarity with Algebra.