Mathematising Multiplication (Sandeep Srivastava, Shreya Sahai)

Multiplication is really the first operation wherein we can see, experience, and apply mathematics as a language; for instance, how 2 × 3, 3 × 2, 1 × 6, 6 × 1 (and 4 = 2, 5 + 1, and ‘6’ itself) represent different (physical) realities, meanings. Unlike addition, it is differentiated and discreet, yet, it is the simplest of the three – subtraction, division, and multiplication. ❖ Download the abridged version to take a peek into how mathematics is a real-world domain, unlike how mathematics is presented in school years.