Why Is Mathematics So Important ?

The importance of mathematics cannot be emphasized enough. Mathematics is omnipresent. All science depends on maths, as does engineering.

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            Math is used in a lot of different professions (from physics and medicine to law and just our everyday life). It is central to every scientific field, be it astronomy, design and engineering, military applications, rescue operations, animation etc. The application of mathematics in every possible field makes it even more interesting. In fact, Math has often been referred to as the language of science, as everything we do involves math, from the formulas we use to model the world, to the trials and measurements we use to test and apply our models, in any field of specialization.

It is based on mathematical formulae that the

1. scientists calculate the distance between the earth and other planets
2. help take decisions on the various aspects of design and engineering like strength of beams, friction, speed etc depending on the field of engineering. The design of various modes of transport, robots, houses, libraries etc are all based on mathematical calculations. Even a library, because the construction experts have to take into consideration the weight of the books, journal due to additions every year.
3. The distance between an enemy aircraft or missile is identified by RADAR, one of many areas of military applications.
4. Food packets are dropped from the helicopters, to the affected people while providing relief measures during natural calamities.
5. Visually rich environments and characters are realized in animated movies. Animation industry makes use of computers which rely heavily on the application of advanced mathematics. It is imperative for the computer animation programmers to know algebra, geometry, calculus, and trigonometry.
6. Fractions, geometry, algebra, and trigonometry will all be integrated into just about any field. math is heavily used in business, economics, social studies, communication, etc.
7. Math helps scientists and engineers use measurements they have made on certain areas of their systems to calculate other measurements they have not made but want to know. In some cases the measurements that are desired could not be made any other way; for instance, the speed of light was first calculated by bouncing light across a great distance and back while measuring the time it took. The distance divided by the time gave the speed of light.
8. Mathematics is used in various other fields like forestry, Mining, Meteorology, Robotics, Graphics, CAD, Nuclear medicine, Electronics, Computer systems, Petroleum technology, sports, Food technology and many more.

Math also comes in handy in making informed purchases. For instance, to figure out if an electric scooter is better than the one that runs on fuel, in terms of mileage, investment etc. Infact, Illinois's new Applied Mathematics Program involves no less than 22 departments from bioengineering to linguistics!!

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