Bangalore:

Infosys Science Foundation in association with Sishu Griha Montessori and High School organized an inter-school mathematics fest ‘Limit Infinity – The Number Games’. The day-long event on Saturday witnessed participation from over 160 students from 25 schools in the city.

“The Limit Infinity fest was aimed at inspiring a love for Mathematics and to help eliminate the fear of Math in young minds. With the year 2012-13 being celebrated as the ‘National Year of Mathematics’ in India in honor of the renowned mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan’s 125th birth anniversary, we thought it apt to organize this fest to demystify Math and overcome the myths and fallacies associated with numbers. The aim was also to encourage students to pursue the field of Math in future,” said Sujatha Mohandas, the principal of Sishu Griha School.

The event hosted interesting sessions that focused on combining Math and fun, while engaging youngsters in group discussions, quizzes, and relay of problem solving sessions. Presentations and a skit on the life of Ramanujan by the Sishu Griha students were also organized to help children understand the application of Math in day-to-day lives.

K Dinesh, co-founder Infosys said, “It is important to encourage and influence the young minds in our country to pursue Math at advanced levels and bring back the romance in this field of study. Limit Infinity, organized by Sishu Griha and Infosys Science Foundation is our effort in this direction. I am sure it demonstrated how exciting a subject Mathematics can be.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / Home> City> Bangalore> Mathematics / TNN / August 05th, 2012