A supplementary project in Mathematics may be used effectively as a means of inspiring those students who display mathematical ability and show special interest in the subject, and of interesting those who take Mathematics as a required subject, but have not developed any particular interest in it. It offers to the latter a glimpse into the more pleasant aspects of the subject not ordinarily included in a text book, and to the former it opens new channels of mathematical interest, creates a desire for the acquisition of further and more extensive mathematical knowledge. The student who voluntarily, or at the suggestion of his instructor, undertakes to do a supplementary project in connection with his classroom work, is offered a splendid opportunity for the formation of the habit of independent thinking, and for acquiring the ability of reading comprehensively mathematical literature. Under proper guidance he lays the foundation for future research work.