MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD- DEFINITION AND FAMILIARITIES
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING: TOPIC 1. NATURE OF MATHEMATICS 1.)WHAT IS MATHEMATICS? *The abstract science of number quantity ,and space.Mathematics maybe studied in it's own right (pure mathematics),or as it is applied to other disciplines such as physics and engineering (applied mathematics). *Mathematics is the science that deals with the logic of shape , quantity,and arrangement .Math is all around us and in everything we do. 2.) WHERE IS MATHEMATICS? *Math is all around us in everything we do. It is the building block for everything in our daily lives, including mobile devices, architecture (ancient and modern)art,money engineering and even sports. *A few examples include the number of spirals in a pine cone , pineapple or seeds in a sunflower or the number of petals on a flower.The numbers in this sequence also form a unique shape known as a fibonacci ,spiral which again ,we see in nature in the form of hurricanes. 3.) WHAT ROLE DOES MATHEMATICS? *It gives us a way to und...