MATHEMATICS CLUB

There should be a place for the school of today to widen the knowledge of its students. A good teacher can involve his
students in a number of co-curricular activities. Among them, the mathematics club is also are to create interest and
maintaining interest in mathematics using the structures be encouraged to themselves into mathematics club. Certain
activities like discussions, lectures, and certain mathematical games can be arranged. Totally this is helpful to the
students in having an idea of the practical utility of mathematics in addition to creating their interest in mathematics.

Objectives of Mathematics Club:

The objectives of the mathematics club can be summarized as under.
Mathematics club helps in the proper utilization of leisure time.
It helps in arousing and maintaining students’ interest in mathematics.
It provides the students with opportunities to develop their explorative, creative and inventive faculties.
It inculcates the habit of self-study and independent work among the students.
It offers an ideal avenue for a free exchange of mathematical ideas and for frank and helpful criticism of these
ideas.
It provides an informal and social atmosphere, which the classroom can hardly provide.
It offers excellent opportunities for free consideration of matters of special interest to the members without the
necessity of following any particular sequence as required in a classroom.
It helps in developing heuristic and problem-solving attitudes among the students.
It provides opportunities for students to translate the theory into practice and to apply their learning in daily life
situations.
It helps the student to imbibe social qualities like co-operation, tolerance, adjustment, and open-mindedness, as
they work in groups.
It helps to meet the individual needs of the students are every member gets an opportunity to work in his areas
of interest.
The informal knowledge acquired through mathematics club activities supplements classroom learning.
Mathematics clubs extend learning beyond the limits of the classroom.
Mathematics clubs may meet during school hours, their activities may often extend to out-of-school hours at
home in the laboratory, in the field etc.
Club activities provide first-hand experiences to the learners as they participate in model making, arranging for
exhibitions, fieldwork, laboratory work and so on.

Importance:
1. It is useful in arousing and maintaining interest in mathematics.
2. It stimulates the active participation of the students.
3. The knowledge gained by students in various functions of such club activities supplements classroom teaching.
4. It provides the students an opportunity for free discussion and they are benefited from one another’s views.
5. Gifted students get an opportunity to satisfy their needs and interest by actively participating in the activities of
such clubs and organizations.
6. It gives the students basic training in such programs.
7. It is helpful in making proper utilization of leisure time.
8. It helps in developing the habit of self-study among the students.
 9. It proves helpful in acquainting the students with the latest knowledge and developments in mathematics.
10. It gives them the opportunity to translate the theory into practice and to make use of their learning in day-to-
day life.
11. It provides an opportunity to discuss the classroom topics in detail and this helps in knowing more and more
about the subject.
12. It allows the students to work together and then learn the lesson of co-operation.
13. The students get the opportunity of mathematical hobbies relations, projects, games, discussions talks etc.
14. It provides an opportunity of listening to experts and teachers from outside.
15. It provides an opportunity to inter-school and intra-school mathematical competitions.
16. It can organize excursions and visits of mathematical value.
17. It is an agency to prepare and display mathematical illustration.
18. It helps in the decoration of mathematics classrooms.
19. It provides inspiration for independence in such work and thus helps in grooming future mathematics.
20. Through its various programs, it provides opportunities for the parent and other members of the community to
familiarize themselves with the school.
21. It provides to same students to the opportunity of leadership.
22. It can arrange mathematical exhibitions.
23. It can help in educational and vocational guidance in respect of mathematics.

Organization:
A Mathematics club if properly organized will be a great help in teaching mathematics. Such a club should be run
by the students under the guidance and supervision of their teacher. For the proper running of the club, the most
important thing is the preparation of a draft constitution of the club. This draft is prepared by the Mathematics teacher
in consultation with the head of the institution. The draft constitution should provide all important details about the
name of the club, aims, and objectives of the club, details regarding membership and fees, etc. To be paid by members,
the purpose for which the expenditure can be incurred and person competent to approve such an expenditure.
For efficient and successful working of Mathematics clubs the expert body has suggested the organization as
under.
1. Head of the institution as its patron.
2. A senior mathematics teacher as an advisor.
3. Membership of the club is open to all the mathematics students of the school.
4. Associate membership may be allowed to some other students interested in Mathematics.
5. The club should have an elected executive committee for the academic year. This execution should include the
following duties of members of the maths club.
a) Chairman
b) Secretary
c) Assist. Secretary
d) Treasurer

a) Chairman:
He is the elected representative of the student and should be asked to preside over all the formal functions
organized by the club. He has also to preside over the meetings of the club’s executive committee.
b) Secretary:
He is also an elected member of the students and is to look after and maintain a proper record of various activities of the
club. He should keep a true record of the meeting of the executive committee. He is also responsible to carry out all
correspondence on behalf of the club and to extend an invitation to speakers and guests for various functions of the
club.

c) Assistant Secretary:
His main role is to assist the secretary in the performance of their duties, i.e., in the absence of the secretary he
has to carry out all the functions of the secretary.

d) Treasurer:
He is the person who is responsible for the collection of membership fees for the club. He has also to maintain a proper
account of receipts and expenditures of the club.

These executive committee members are expected to extend their cooperation and participate actively in the clubs’
program. He should utilize his knowledge and influence to make the programs of the club successful.

Activities of Mathematics Club:

i. Organizing inter-class, inter-school competitions on some interesting mathematical topics.
ii. Arranging a lecture by some renowned mathematics teachers.
iii. Celebrating days and events pertaining to the history of mathematics or men of mathematics.
iv. Organizing discussions about the practical applications of mathematics.
v. Organizing recreational activities in mathematics such as puzzles, riddles, catch problems, number games, etc.
vi. Making or collecting charts, models, pictures, graphs, etc. for the mathematics laboratory.
vii. Conducting related project activities.
viii. Organizing mathematical exhibitions (or) fairs.

Thus, we see that the mathematics club can cover a wide variety of topics relating to the subject. If the students
participate in such activities wholeheartedly, then we derive great benefits. The club can go a long way in arousing and
maintaining the interest of the students. They will develop a love for the subject. The utility of mathematics club
depends upon the interest shown by the teacher and the extent to which the students are motivated to take part in the
activities of mathematics club.