How many times have we heard something similar to this phrase: "why do I have to learn about math? I'm not going to use it anyways!" Such a comment shocks me, because math is everywhere.
Where might we encounter math on a normal day?
1) Patterns - believe it or not, as soon as you wake up in the morning, math greets you. If you take a look in your own bedroom, I'm pretty sure you'd be able to find some patterns, whether they are on your tiles, carpet, wallpaper, patterns are everywhere.
2) Symmetry and GEOMETRY - as soon as you're fully awake, if you're the type that loves looking out the window, you'd be able to see lots of symmetry and geometry: trees, plants, birds, even the window have symmetry and shape.
3) Time - whether you're going to work, school, or just staying home doing nothing, I'm pretty sure you take a peak at the clock several times a day. It's just human nature.
4) Measurement - this type of math is all around us. Your house is full of things you can measure. Even if you're just having a meal, the amount of food intake, the numbers of calories, how much fat and cholesterol are involved, just to give few examples.
5) Money - there is no way someone can tell me that a day have passed without using money or a least seeing money. Even if you just want to buy a cup of coffee, you have to figure out the amount of change needed for that.
6) Decimals - in a previous blog, I have described that decimals are like our shadows. They never leave us alone. We even have some decimals in us (i.e. weight, height, etc.).
7) Problem Solving - you might think I'm kidding, but even if you just spend your day playing video games, there is problem solving involved to figure out how to win a game.
These are only few examples of how we use and see math every single day of our lives. I'm pretty sure now there is much more.
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