The exhibition has been developed by Centre for Science, France in partnership with the UNESCO, the International Mathematical Union (IMU), the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI), the European Mathematical Society (EMS), the Japanese Ministry of Education (Monbusho) and the University of Tokai, Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition is scheduled to travel around the world and was on display in Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkatta before coming to its last venue in India, Mumbai.

The exhibition features interactive panels on the Fibonacci sequence, the concepts of probability, denoising and ‘economic calculations’ in nature, trajectory movements of satellites and planets, among several aspects of Mathematics.

The exhibition will remain open for all till March 9. It will also feature special teacher orientation programmes to help them make the process of teaching mathematics a fun filled experience.

“Since the year 2000 was declared as year of Mathematics, the UNESCO has made several international efforts to organise such exhibitions. Students can get a fair idea of how we come across problems in our daily lives that can be solved by mathematics,” said AS Manekar, director, Nehru Science Centre.

Meanwhile, National Science Day celebrations are in full swing at the Nehru Science Centre. The Centre in collaboration with the Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission, government of Maharashtra and the National Council of Science and Technology Commission, government of India, has devoted a week starting February 21 to National Science Day celebrations which includes participation from over 50 schools from Mumbai. The celebrations began with the Western zonal level science drama competition.