1. Answer the following question in about 600 words : What is
meant by ‘Mathematics’ ? Explain the nature of mathematics with
suitable examples. Explain the difference between Inductive
method and Deductive method of teaching mathematics with
illustrations. 2. Answer the following question in about 600
words : Explain instructional strategy to teach any one of the
following topics highlighting instructional objectives, teaching
– learning process and approaches to evaluation : (a) Real
numbers – Fundamental operations of properties (b) Arithmetic
Mean and Standard Deviation 3. Write short notes on any four of
the following in about 150 words each : (a) Assignment in
Mathematics : purpose and types. (b) Teaching aids in
Mathematics : Need, importance and types of aids. (c) Factors
affecting mathematics curriculum (d) Teaching of ‘Bank Account’.
(e) Teaching of ‘Operations on sets’. (f) Teaching of ‘Parallel
lines’. 4. Answer the following question in about 600 words :
Select a topic from secondary level mathem