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1. MATHEMATICS
LABORATORY
Mathematics Laboratory is a place where students can learn and
explore mathematical concepts and verify mathematical facts
and theorems through a variety of activities using different
materials.These activities may be carried out by the teacher or
the student to explore, to learn, to stimulate interest and develop
favourable attitude towards mathematics.
Laboratory in Mathematics is the brain child of Mr.Sreedhara
Chandra Sekhara Sastry, a creative mathematician. The Maths
Lab consists of more than 200 models in
various branchers of maths like Algebra,
Geometry, Arithmetics,etc. which are of
great help to students from K.G to
12th.The models are so designed to catter
to the needs of all segments of teachers
and learners in verifying formulae results
and applications etc., irrespective of curriculum.
It is true that the Mathematics laboratory bar has not
yet received the same general acceptance as a Science
laboratory. This is probably because the mathematics teachers
themselves have no recognized the significance of mathematics
laboratory as the Science teachers have. Actually most
mathematical teachers have been very passive as to this respect.

2. Need & Significance of Mathematics Laboratory
Recently, Laboratory works in Mathematics in receiving in
creating attention. The underlying idea of a Mathematical Lab is
that people will develop new concepts and understanding
particularly well through experimental activities dealing with
concrete situation. They can be learned better through
observation of the concrete situations and experiments and
manipulation
of concrete objects. Activities such as measuring and drawing,
counting ,weighing, averaging & estimating ,taking the readings
from instruments, recording comparing ,analyzing ,classifying
and checking data, collecting data ,working with data and so on
will involve the use of physical instruments and can be labeled
as laboratory work. Some of this work can be done in the
classroom that is suitable arranged and equipped (mathematics
Laboratory) and some can take the form of elementary field
work. Most students find such work highly interesting and
through such activities they can develop many Mathematical
Concepts and insight with an interest and a clarify often not
attained through a strictly intellectual approach.

3. The activities involved in laboratory type work in
Mathematics fall broadly into two classes, namely
demonstrations and ‘experimental activities’. In demonstration
some physical instrument or device is used to illustrate and
clarify the explanation of a Mathematical Concept or a method.
Experimental activities include the kind of activities
which are carried on individually or by small groups working
together and are primarily aimed at helping experiments
themselves to understand concepts/ideas clearly. In the high
school mathematics, properties of geometric figures and
concepts of distance, angles, weights, areas, volumes and
etc.can are given a monivivid impact through experimental
activities than through any other means.
Materials & Equipments for a Mathematics
Laboratory

4. For the effective functioning of a Mathematics
Laboratory, it should be well occupied. A mathematics Lab may
contain the following type of materials & equipments.
Materials
* Concrete Materials
The Mathematics Lab should contain materials such as
beads, pebbles, sticks ball frames, seeds, balances, weight
measuring tapes,scisssors,pins,abacus, carboard,boardpins, chart
paper, graph paper,etc. which are very helpful for demonstrating
elementary mathematical concepts.
* Pictures & Charts

5. Pictures & Charts depicting different mathematical
concepts should find a place in a Mathematics Laboratory,
Pictures of Mathematicians; charts showing the contributions o
mathematician, History of Mathematics, biographers of
mathematicians are also very helpful for demonstrating students
and can be placed in the Mathematical Lab.
* Models
Various Mathematical models which will
offer opportunities for students to explore
and investigate should be placed in the
mathematical Laboratory.
* Bulletin Board
There should be at least one bulletin board in the
mathematics laboratory to display various illustrations
concerning mathematics. Information relating to Mathematics
and its application collected from different sources like
Magazines, Journals & Newspapers can be displayed for the
benefit of the peoples.

6. * Black Board
A Blackboard should be
provided in the mathematics
lab. This helps in writing
instructions, drawing
geometrical figures and
illustrations necessary for
performing the laboratory work.
Instruments & Equipments.
* Drawing Instruments
In Mathematics Lab, the students are required to draw
and sketch geometrical figures, graphs and so on. Therefore in
every Mathematics lab there should be a set of drawing
instruments like compass, rulers, protractor, etc. for the teachers
to demonstrate the drawing on the black board and instrument
boxes for the students’ use.
* Weighing & Measuring Instruments
Mathematics Lab work quite often, involve the
important activities of weighing and measuring. Therefore,
instruments used for measuring
tapes, balances of different types
measuring jar and graduated cylinder
should be there in a mathematics lab.

7. * Surveying Instruments
Laying out right angles, finding the angular distance,
estimating weight of a building, estimating the distance of an
object, finding the angle of elevation and depression are all
useful activities which make use of surveying instruments.
* Proportional Dividers
This instruments works on the principle of proportionality
of similar triangles. It can be used for enlarging or reducing
figures, pictures, maps, graphs, etc.

8. Functions of a Mathematics Laboratory
The primary functions of a mathematics lab are to:
· Make Mathematics teaching & learning interesting and
purposeful for the students.
· Provide activities that arouse the curiosity of the students
& maintain their interest in learning.
· Enable students to develop proper skills in handling
equipments & gadgets.
· Make students appreciate the practical applicability of
Mathematical Principles and laws.
· Concretized the abstract Mathematical Concepts.
· Help the students develop powers of observation, analysis
and drawing inferences.

9. Do your students rejoice mathematics or are phobic to it?
"The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated but to make
complicated things simple."
CONCLUSION
Mathematics Laboratory is a place where students can learn and explore
mathematical concepts and verify mathematical facts and theorems through a
variety of activities using different materials.These activities may be carried
out by the teacher or the student to explore, to learn, to stimulate interest and
develop favourable attitude towards mathematics.
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