Though Mathematics being so important subject and occupying a central
position since the Ancient period still it has not been the interest of many
students. The gaps are found between aspiration and achievement.
Mathematics is highly abstract. It is concerned with ideas rather than
objects; with the manipulation of symbols rather than the manipulation of
object. It is a closely-knit structure in which ideas are interrelated.
Mathematical concepts are hierarchical and interconnected, much like a
house of cards. Unless lower-level concepts are mastered, higher-level
concepts cannot be understood. Students who discover some of the
structures of mathematics, are often impressed by its beauty. They note the
lack of contradiction, and they see how a new technique can be derived from
one that has already been learned.