Department of Mathematics and Statistics - Activities & Events in 2016-17
Activities & Events conducted in year 2016-17
Powerpoint Competition (Mathematica)
To
be confident and get public exposure, this competition helped the
students to develop the communication skill and to overcome the stage
fear.15 groups comprising of 45 students from various stream
participated on various topics of Mathematics. The presentation was
conducted on 16h August 2016.
Ramanujan’s Week
In
honor of Ramanujan (The great Indian Mathematician) Department
celebrated “Ramanujan week” from 19th to 24th December 2016. The events
organized during this week were:
Intra Collegiate Quiz Competition
was conducted on 19th December on different topics of Mathematics,
Logical reasoning, General Knowledge, Current Affairs etc.
Guest Lecture on Linear Algebra
Dr.
Selby Jose from Institute of Science was invited as Guest Speaker to
deliver a lecture on Linear Algebra and its Applications on 20th of
December, 2016. Students from T.Y.B.Sc, S.Y.B.Sc and F.Y.B.Sc. attended
this Guest Lecture.
Intra Collegiate Sudoku Competition was conducted on 21th December 2016.
Intra
Collegiate Poster Making Competition was conducted on 23st December,
2016. Students from all streams made different posters on various topics
of Mathematics.
Aptitude Test
To
enhance the overall academics and capability to face the various
competitive exams in their future an Aptitude test was taken. It was
conducted on 17th February 2017. 220 students from Commerce, Science and
Specialized Courses appeared the Aptitude test. Multiple choice
questions were asked from various field like Mathematics, General
knowledge, General Science, Current affairs etc.
Workshop On SPSS
SPSS is the acronym of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. It is one of the most popular statistical package which can perform highly complex data analysis with simple instructions. Now a days for the research and analysis this software is used as a very useful tool. Department has organized a two day workshop on 29th and 30th July 2016 on this software for the teachers and students. The Speaker for the workshop was Prof. Mr. Rahul Tiwari from R. J. College of Arts Commerce & Science, Ghatkopar. He has delivered very fruitful and effective session and the participants were very satisfied and benefited out of this workshop.
Activities & Events conducted in year 2015-16
Power Point Presentation Competition (Mathematica)
For
overall development of students, department conducted a Power Point
Presentation competition on 25th July 2015 on the topic “Applications of
Mathematics and Statistics in practical field”
Guest Lecture
Department
organized a Guest Lecture on 6th August 2015 on the topic “APPLICATIONS
OF MATHEMATICS IN VARIOUS FIELDS”. The speaker for the topic was Ms.
Komal Wategankar, Assistant Professor, Royal College of Arts, Science
& Commerce.
Quiz Competition
Department
organized an Intra Collegiate Quiz Competition on 19th December 2015 on
different topics viz. Mathematics, Logical Reasoning, General
Knowledge, Current Affairs etc. 34 teams each comprising of 3 members
from different streams - Science, Commerce and Specialized Courses
participated in the competition.
Aptitude Test
Department conducted an Aptitude Test on 22nd September 2015. This test is of good importance for all competitive exams.
The
learners were tested on four areas namely Basic Maths, Current Affairs,
General Awareness and Logical Reasoning. 93 students participated in
the event. The Highest scorer being Anushah Singh of TY BSc. (IT).
Department
conducted the Second Aptitude Test on 9th February 2016. The total
number of students participating increased to 230. The Highest scorer
was Arun Jha T.Y.B.Sc(physics)
Guest Lecture
What
scope the learners have in their academics after their graduation? To
answer this, Guest Lecture on “Career Guidance in Mathematics” was
arranged for the B.Sc. learners. Prof. Mandar Bhanuse, Asst. Prof. in
Maths (IDOL) was the speaker for the session. The learners were greatly
benefited by his simple way of handling complex questions of young mind.
Statistical Unit
Department
has started a “Statistical Unit” with the purpose to guide researchers
(Teachers and Students) in data analysis of their research work.
Data Analysis Workshop
A workshop on Data Analysis for Professional Courses’ learners was conducted on 20.02.16 and 22.06.16. The workshop taught the learners how to calculate statistical methods, like, correlation, regression, chi square and t statistic, ANOVA Table in EXCEL for data analysis.