What good is mathematics in our daily life?
Mathematics is ubiquitous in our life .
From our earliest childhood to our death.
Learning mathematics therefore occupies an essential place for everyone.
Throughout our school career, the mathematics program takes us through learning trigonometry, algebra, arithmetic, Thales ‘theorem, Pythagoras’ theorem, geometry, multiplication, mental calculation, decimal numbers , the integers, affine functions, dot product …
But what are the specific situations, outside of math classes and exercises, in which we can use all this?
Here are some examples:
- Make the purchase and calculate your budget,
- Buying a house or apartment : calculate interest, save …
- Cooking : weighing, measuring temperature, mixing …
- DIY : measure distances, angles (sine, cosine, right angle), weight and mass …
- Getting around : calculating distances, necessary fuel …
- Games of chance : poker, black Jack, tarot …
All those hours that you have spent in math course learning multiplication, the notion of the square root, literal calculus, Euclidean division, doing a division (dividend, comma) … they also serve in professional life. Mainly in sales, accounting, architecture or IT. What good is mathematics in our daily life?