CREATIVITY: Modern School Mathematics

Filled with tricks, riddles, puzzles and stories, CREATIVITY is a compendium of innovative activities and ideas, all designed to enhance the learning of mathematics.

Drawing from a wealth of experience including from the Indian context, this book shows you how to build an atmosphere of fun and ease in the classroom and encourages your pupils to develop an intuitive feel for the creative nature of the subject. From simple facts about multiples of 9 to more challenging situations like the sum of the angles of a polygon, the book reveals patterns that help pupils to correlate ideas and discover the extraordinary beauty of mathematics.

G Sharada taught mathematics and science to middle and high school students at Vidyaranya High School, Hyderabad. She has experienced with new ideas and elements of effective classroom teaching and has published extensively in national newspapers. She is currently doing a doctoral degree in the teaching of mathematics at Adgers University College, Norway.