Do all our activities involve mathematics?, Mathematics

Assignment Help:

Do All Our Activities Involve Mathematics? :  The answer to this is 'yes' and 'no'. For those who look for mathematics and know where to look for it, it is 'yes'. For those who do not look for it, mathematics is only what they do in school, having no relationship to their real world. In other words, mathematics is not like pebbles or leaves that are lying around on the ground, waiting to be picked up. One has to dig below the surface to find it.

To understand this let us look at an example about making 'chapati'. A friend of mine, Prakash, says that there is a lot of chemistry involved in cooking 'chapatis'. What does he mean? According to him, when a 'chapati' is being cooked, it is undergoing chemical changes, like the ones he studied about in school in the "chemistry class".

However, another friend of mine says that when she makes a 'chapati', she is more interested in the various shapes the dough takes under the rolling pin. She also likes to discover the relationships between the movement of the pin and these shapes. So, she sees mathematics in the very same process that Prakash sees chemistry in.

What this example shows is that an activity, incident or phenomenon can be looked upon and studied from several angles. If we look for the mathematics in it, we will find it. Once we have our 'mathematical eyes' open and we start noticing rules and patterns, we can see mathematics in almost everything-a song, a story book, the path taken by a fly while buzzing around, the shape of a -match-box and the number of its surfaces, the proportion of paper required to cover these surfaces, electric wiring in your house, patterns in leaves, and so on. In particular, all children's activities and experiences are steeped in mathematics.

 


Related Discussions:- Do all our activities involve mathematics?

Determine the volume of the object, A rectangular container is 15 cm wide a...

A rectangular container is 15 cm wide and 5 cm long, and contains water to a depth of 8 cm. An object is placed in the water and the water rises 2.3 cm. Determine the volume of the

Linear independence and dependence, It is not the first time that we've loo...

It is not the first time that we've looked this topic. We also considered linear independence and linear dependence back while we were looking at second order differential equation

Volume of prisms, How did the teacher get 30 + 12 + 1.5 for the equation of...

How did the teacher get 30 + 12 + 1.5 for the equation of volume of rectangular prism measuring L=14.4, W= 3, and H= 5? Formula given was V= Bh. My answer was 43.5.14.5 x 3.

Find the perimeter of triangle, The length of the sides of a triangle are 2...

The length of the sides of a triangle are 2x + y/2 , 5 x/3 + y + 1/2  and 2/3 x  + 2y + 5/2. If the triangle is equilateral. Find its perimeter. A ns: 2x + y/2 = 4x + y

.fractions, what is the difference between North America''s part of the tot...

what is the difference between North America''s part of the total population and Africa''s part

Discount, outdoor grill- regular price:$360 discount:33 1/3%

outdoor grill- regular price:$360 discount:33 1/3%

Sketch the feasible region, Sketch the feasible region for the following se...

Sketch the feasible region for the following set of constraints: 3y - 2x  ≥ 0 y + 8x  ≤  53 y - 2x  ≤  2 x  ≥ 3. Then find the maximum and minimum values of the objective

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd