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CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

REPORT ON
Club Incharge :
Ms. Vaishali Lakhlani PHILOMATH CLUB
Philomath is a noun used for a person who enjoys learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge. Since 5
years, Philomath club members are actively learning varied topics in Mathematics and participating in multi-
disciplinary projects and presenting their research work in State and National level Mathematics Conferences. 56
students of classes 7 to 12 have voluntarily enrolled in this club for this academic session. Concepts and topics
related to competitive exams and mathematics Olympiads are discussed in the sessions through varied activities.
For us, Mathematics is not a subject to be learnt, but it is a journey to be explored. During this adventure, we
sometimes meet the eminent Mathematicians who contributed to this beautiful world through their innovative and
unique ideas.
Club Incharge : Ms. Vaishali Lakhlani.

Mathematics is the language with which God has written the Universe. – Galileo Galilei
Some of our learners have tried to interpret this symbolic language through their articles.

Festivals and Math

We all celebrate different festivals throughout the year. But what is the literal meaning of the word festival? The word
festival is derived from Latin via old French meaning a 'religious holiday'. There are many math enthusiasts including us and
we all study math with passion but do we know what really the word mathematics mean? The word mathematics is derived
from ancient Greek meaning 'that which is learnt'.
Festivals such as Diwali, Holi, Christmas, Eid, Baisakhi are quite well known and are celebrated worldwide. But there are
festivals related to math. Did you know that? Well here is an insight into some of the math festivals that people often don't
know about:

Day
World Math Day
Day F
Day F
Day T
Day

HOW TO CELEBRATE THESE FESTIVALS?
These festivals are celebrated around the world with a lot of fun and frolic just like other festivals.Math enthusiasts dress up
in math themed outfits and click aerial shots of people standing in the form of different human calculators and even count is
as a “Mathoween”! (Halloween for maths)..... Well to celebrate the pi day, people buy a pie (and eat it too …) and on tau day
they eat two pies!(simple math, isn't it?) On Fibonacci Day, students draw a spiral, make a mural using golden ratio, count
the thorns on pine-apple or eat an ice cream with a chocolate syrup swirl. On Pythagoras day try to figure out the next couple
of dates you can celebrate this math holiday after 16/12/20. Then go do some math problems, draw a right triangle, listen to
Pink Floyd, and join a band where you play the triangle. See how amazing and fun filled are these festivals! So, let's celebrate
these festivals with the same pomp and show.
Reviewed by : Ms. Vaishali Lakhlani . JOINT CREDITS:

TRUPESHA PATEL (9C)

VYOMINI MEHTA (9D).
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