The importance of mathematics in daily life cannot be questioned. Mathematics finds its application in the fields of science, technology, economics, business, commerce and computer design and functioning.These fields may be advanced applications for the layman. However even a simple common man find his math useful in his day to day life. Consider a housewife going for groceries shopping. She would need to add up the total value of the things she bought and then when she pays the store teller, she needs to calculate how much change should she ask for back. All that involves math. Even a 2 year old toddler, can tell the difference between a bigger and a smaller toy. That is nothing but math. The importance of mathematics can be mainly categorized into two.
The first is that it helps man progress in the fields of science and technology. The second is that it helps us to understandConsider a housewife going for groceries shopping. She would need to add up the total value of the things she bought and then when she pays the store teller, she needs to calculate how much change should she ask for back. All that involves math. Even a 2 year old toddler, can tell the difference between a bigger and a smaller toy. That is nothing but math. The importance of mathematics can be mainly categorized into two. The first is that it helps man progress in the fields of science and technology. The second is that it helps us to understand exactly how our universe works. For the common man, knowledge of mathematics helps him in his personal development, not just at his workplace but also in enhancing his mental abilities. Mathematics helps the common man to understand how the world around him functions. It also helps him realize how things can be changed for his betterment.
The mathematical tools that he can use for this purpose could be logical reasoning, problem solving ability, basic arithmetic etc. Basically it is the ability to think from various view points that helps him the most. And that itself is a part of mathematics. Mathematics is very important in our daily life. It finds application in various types of professions, such as science and technology, medical, economic. It is also useful in calculating environmental statistics and for make decisions that affect public in general. Mathematics is basically related to understanding structure and pattern. It is used to do logical analysis, make relevant calculations and eventually to deduce conclusions.
Practicing mathematics helps a person to be able develop the ability to imagine various situations. Since it helps our imagination, it helps get rid of factors that are less relevant or irrelevant to situations. So we can think more clearly and our thought process becomes more logic based rather than intuition based. In simple words, in our day to day life, we need to think more with our mind that with our heart, and mathematics helps us do just that. Simple things like, what time should I leave home to get to office in time that is 5 km from home? Or how many marks should my child get at the competitive exam so as to secure a seat in xyz institute. Etc are all examples of how we use math in daily life.
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