The Script of Nature
THE SCRIPT OF NATURE
December 12 , 2022
There are so many topics in this world . I could have chosen anything , but I went for math . Why I went for math , it's the first question in your mind right? Well, I choose math because we can't move without math . As Einstein said , ''Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas'', this means we are the poets and our real life problem solving is our poem .
At first , let me tell you the actual definition of math . Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics with the major subdisciplines of number theory,[1] algebra,[2] geometry,[1] and analysis,[3][4] respectively. There is no general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline.
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What is Math ? |
At first , let me tell you the actual definition of math . Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics with the major subdisciplines of number theory,[1] algebra,[2] geometry,[1] and analysis,[3][4] respectively. There is no general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline.
Just imagine you don't know math and you'll find yourself in darkness . From waking up in the morning to going to sleep , everything , every work demands math . Even the illiterate people know math pretty well. Just imagine , you wake up in the morning and you don't know the time because numbers are unknown to you as you don't know math . Then you want to go outside but you can't count currency . Wouldn't it be so hectic ? Whether you know or don't know you solve thousands of math everyday in your life . From waking at the exact time in morning to going to sleep at night , we multitask so many mental-maths in our mind to solve life saving problems like knowing the exact amount of water we need to be healthy , the amount of food , the temperature to be prepared , the weather condition , currency , time , number of people , the amount of grocery we need , the bills that we have to pay and this list goes on. By hook or by crook , math will always appear in front of you .
Math as the language of nature :
Though math usually sounds like an educational subjective word but it is indeed the sound of nature . Because if we want to know nature and live in nature , we have to understand math . Well you might think how math is connected with nature right ? Temperature , sound , light , change in waves everything of nature is measured with the help of math . We get to know what is happening in nature if we see the changes in the surroundings . We see it through math . This is why math is the script of nature itself . Our nature actually demands math to express herself . Just as a child when speaking a language tries to experiment with sounds and names, it discovers new sounds and in fact enjoys doing it. That sound would be proven to be a mistake due to social pressures and ultimately abandoned by the child . But clearly such mistakes are part of the very process of speech learning . So also are mistakes in mathematics . As nature is very demanding and requires strict adherence to its intrinsic mathematics so even wrong mathematics would have ruled of consistency . Hence though mistakes would be made these would be subsequently corrected . In fact mistakes would be an inevitable part of discovering new mathematics . This analogy too shows that indeed math is a language of nature .
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Math as a fundamental need
Some may thought math may only sounds like an educational thing. But it is not only related to education even the illiterate people know math as a fundamental need . The rickshaw pullers, day laborers , workers who are usually not educated have to know math well to understand currency and their living expenses . This is how math demands the place of a fundamental need .
Apart from these , if we want to gain vast knowledge in the field of physics, chemistry, biology , economics , business and other subjects , we will have to have a vast knowledge in mathematics .
References :
1- https://www.mathunion.org/icmi/role-mathematics-overall-curriculum#:~:text=Mathematics%20provides%20an%20effective%20way,and%20even%20music%20and%20art.
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