Mathematics - Profile
V.K.V. GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, KOTHAPETA
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
PROFILE
The Department of Mathematics was established in 1985 from inception of the college. It caters need of the students and shaped them to place in higher position both in State and Central Governments. This department is one of the pioneering departments of the College that teaching Mathematical skills to all the students in the college as they very useful in getting jobs and higher education seats in reputed Universities / Institutions.
This department comprising 2 faculty members with one Doctorate degree are actively involving in advanced types of teaching Mathematics and in carrying out student’s study projects. To keep in touch with the ever growing technology, the faculty members are regularly orientating themselves in learning modern teaching techniques and also by attending refresher courses (Online and Offline mode), Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, Faculty Development Programmes (FDP) etc., All the staff are involved in Academic and Administrative works throughout the year apart from regular class work .
Students are highly motivated to handle Classroom seminars, high school teaching and to participate in group discussions /Quizzes. Apart from stressing on consistent and good academic performance, the department also encourages its students to participate in the curricular and extra-curricular (social) activities to bring out the latest talents
Year of Establishment the College : 1979
Year of established Mathematics Department : 1985
No. of UG Courses with Mathematics Combination : 02
U. G. Courses:1) M.P.C (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry)
2) M.P.C.S (Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science)
Conventional Courses:
1. MPC (TM) (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry),
Restructured Courses:
1. MPCS (Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science),
P. G. Courses: NIL
CERTIFICATE COURSES
1.OPERATION RESEARCH 30.11.2018.
2.ANALYTICAL SKILLS 30.12.2020
3. PHOTOSHOP & GOOGLE FORMS 18.08.2022
4.VIDEO MAKING & EDITING 30.04.2023.
5. MATH TYPE- EQUATION EDITOR SOFTWARE 18.04.2024.
6. LMS & ONLINE OPEN SOURCE TOOLS 20.02.2025
Highlights of the Department:
Faculty initiated activities like weakly seminars, Student research, group discussions, quiz competitions, PG Entrance Coaching, field visit and night classes in the social welfare hostel.
· Faculty and students active participation in plantation and
swacha Bharat programmes
· Arranging Invited Lecturers with Eminent Professors
· Involvement of faculty and students in social work
· Getting best results in the University Semester End examinations
· Inspiring students to update at analytical and reasoning skills
Best practices of mathematics department:
1. Celebrations of Ramanujan’s birth Anniversary (National Mathematics Day) every
year on 22nd December.
2. Conducting Elocution and Essay writing competitions and giving away prizes to the
students who stand in 1st, 2nd and 3rd places on the occasion of Mathematics Day.
3. Department is giving Three Proficiency Prizes to the students of outgoing batch on
22nd December every year.
4. Paying visits to Orphanages and Old age homes.
5. Encouraging the students to join in online certificate courses (Swayam MOOCS).
6. Every year arranging plantation programme in the month of July along with
students.
7. Arranging Awareness Programmes for Career Guidance for the benefit of the
students.
8. Arranging Invited Lectures with subject experts for the benefit of the students to
get exposure in the subject.
9. Arranging Literacy Programmes/Awareness Programmes for the women in the
weaker sections colonies of KOTHAPETA Rural Areas under the Mathematics
Club.
10. Conducting Rallis to create awareness on plantation of trees, aids, literacy among
the public and students.
Seminars & Events
· Celebrations of International Mathematics Day on 14-03-2021
· National Science Day 2021 celebrations by departments of Mathematics on 28.12.2021.
· National Mathematics Day Celebrations on 22-12-2022
· CONDUCTED A NATIONAL LEVEL WEBINAR ON “BASICS OF MATLAB” on 10.12.2021.
· CONDUCTED A NATIONAL LEVEL WEBINAR ON “VIDEO MAKING & EDITING TOOLS” on 22.10.2022.
· CONDUCTED A GUEST LECTURE ON “BASICS OF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS” on 22.12.2022.
· CONDUCTED A GUEST LECTURE ON “BASICS OF DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS” on 22.12.2022
· CONDUCTED A GUEST LECTURE ON “RING THEORY” on 20.02.2024.
· CONDUCTED A GUEST LECTURE ON “SPECIAL FUNCTIONS” on 15.08.2024.
CONDUCTED A GUEST LECTURE ON “National Mathematics Day” on 22.12.2024.
· CONDUCTED NATIONAL LEVEL ONLINE QUIZZES: 10
(From 2021 to 2025)
Conducted National Webinar on Mathematical 5modelling and its applications. 20.02.2025
Competitions Conducted on 21/12/2022.
In view of National Mathematics Day the following competitions were conducted to degree students.
1) Under the supervision of faculty members,
Final Year students conducted a quiz competition to the first-year
students on 21-12-2022.
2) Power point presentation competition was conducted to the students
on 21-12-2021 on "Applications of Mathematics". Certificates and
Cash prizes were given to the winners on 22-12-2023.
Poster presentation competition 22.12.2023
PPT Preparation Competition 15.09.2024
Face painting competition 25.12.2024
Essay writing Competiton 10.02.2025