Math Life

The importance of Mathematics in everyday life
By
Laure Gouba
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
6 Melrose Road, Muizenberg 7945, South Africa
06 May 2008
Importance of Mathematics in everyday life Slide 2
Quotes about Mathematics

1. “Education should be started with mathematics. For it forms well
designed brains that are able to reason right. It is even admitted that
those who have studied mathematics during their childhood should be
trusted, for they have acquired solid bases for arguing which become
to them a sort of second nature”.
Ibn Khaldun, al-Muqaddima (born in 1332, Tunis), historian, sociologist, philosopher
Strongest personalities of Arabo-Muslim culture in the period of its deline.
2. “Dieu a utilise de merveilleuses mathematiques en creant le monde”.
Paul Dirac (Born 08 August 1902, Bristol) Theoretical Physicist.
Mathematics
1. The definition of mathematics from Britannica concise encyclopedia
is “ Science of structure, order, and relation that has evolved from
counting, measuring and describing the shapes of object. It deals
with logical reasoning and quantitative calculations.“
2. The literal meaning of mathematics is ”things which can be counted“
now you can think that counting has vital role in our daily life; just
imagine that there were no mathematics at all, how would it be
possible for us to count days, months and years?
Mathematics in everyday life

1. On a basic level you need to be able to count, multiply, substract
and divide. Mathematics is around us. It is present in different
forms whenever we pick up the phone, manage the money, travel to
some place, play soccer, meet new friends; unintentionally in all these
things mathematics is involved.
2. There are huge illustrations that testify the presence of mathematics
in everything that we are doing. We hope you will enjoy the following
slides that illustrate mathematics in everyday life. Enjoy!
Cooking: the idea of proportion

For a Chocolate cake: 5 eggs,3/4 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of vegetable
oil,...
Percentage
Percentage
Medicine/Pharmacy
Bank: savings and credit

With some good understanding of simple and compound interest,
you can manage the way your money grows.
Chance to win in lottery: Probalility

The mathematical concept that deals with the chance of winning
a lottery game is probability...
Area
Geometry in clothing
Geometry in house decoration

Geometry in art: the Volswagen Logo

Geometry in architecture: the Eiffel/Paris

symmetry in the nature: the paw

symmetry in the nature: a flower

Social game in Africa: combinaisons

Importance of mathematics for a future career

1. Most of university degree require mathematics. Students who choose
not to take mathematics seriously or to ignore it in high school for-
feit many future career opportunities that they could have. They
essentially turn their backs on more than half the job market. The
importance of mathematics for potential careers cannot be over em-
phasized. To get degrees in the following areas one need to have
good knowledge of mathematics and statistics
The physical sciences (chemistry, physics, engineering)

The life and heath sciences (biology, psychology, pharmacy, nursing,
optometry)
The social science, including Anthropology, communications, Eco-
nomics, Linguistus, Education, geography
The tech Sciences, like computer science, networking, software devel-
opment
Business and commerce
Medicine
Actuarial science, used by insurance compagnies

optometry)
opment
Medicine

optometry)
opment
Medicine

optometry)
opment
Medicine

optometry)
opment
Medicine

optometry)
opment
Medicine

optometry)
opment
Medicine
Mathematics and applications

Every area of mathematics has its own unique applications to the dif-
ferent career options. For example
Algebra: computer sciences, cryptology, networking, study of symme-
try in chemisty and physics
Calculus (differential equations): Chemistry, biology, physics engineer-
ing, the motion of water, rocket science, molecular structure, option
price modeling in business and economics models, etc...
Students are encouraged to give serious attention to their future. The
career world is competitive!



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The importance of Mathematics in everyday life

Quotes about Mathematics

Mathematics in everyday life

Cooking: the idea of proportion

Bank: savings and credit

Chance to win in lottery: Probalility

Geometry in house decoration

Geometry in art: the Volswagen Logo

Geometry in architecture: the Eiffel/Paris

symmetry in the nature: the paw

symmetry in the nature: a flower

Social game in Africa: combinaisons

Importance of mathematics for a future career

The physical sciences (chemistry, physics, engineering)

The physical sciences (chemistry, physics, engineering)

The physical sciences (chemistry, physics, engineering)

The physical sciences (chemistry, physics, engineering)

The physical sciences (chemistry, physics, engineering)

The physical sciences (chemistry, physics, engineering)

The physical sciences (chemistry, physics, engineering)

Mathematics and applications

Mathematics and applications

Mathematics and applications

Mathematics and applications

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