THE RELEVANCE OF MATHEMATICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE “THEN" AND “NOW”.

Richard Ramkhelawan

Interview                                         

Question: Hello, good day, What is your name?                                                                  

Answer:Jason Goindoo.                                                                                                         

 

Question: What do you do for a living?                                                                                 

Answer:The interviewee said he is a technician.                                                                 

Question:What company do you work for?                                                                           

Answer:The interviewee works at W.A.S.A.                                                                       

           Question:Where is the area of the job you work located?                                                                         Answer:The interviewee works in the area of Port-of-Spain.                                                                                                               

Question:How long have you been working?                                                                  

         Answer:He said he has been working for 17 years.                                                

             Question: Where would you see yourself in the next few years?                                                              Answer:He said he would see himself at the same place in the next few years.                                                  

         Question:Do you think mathematics is helpful?                                                                      

Answer:Yes,mathematics is helpful.                                                                                 

Qusetion:Do you use mathematics in the everyday life?                                                

  Answer:Yes,I use mathematics in everyday life.                                                                

Question:What do you use mathematics for?                                                                  

Answer:To calculate pressure and flow measurements.                                             

Question:Do you see mathematics being used around you in everyday life?              

Answer:Yes,The interviewee said he sees mathematics being used in everyday life.

DISCUSSION

    Mathematics put together our life in order and block confusion. Definite standards that are taken care of by mathematics are power of considering,imagination,intellectual,or spatial thinking,critical thinking,problem-solving potential and even constructive reporting capability.

As for reñe descartes he developed rules for deductive reasoning, developed a system for using letters as mathematical variables, and discovered how to plot points on a plane called the Cartesian plane.

For the interviewee mathematics was helpful for him as he used mathematics for calculating pressure and flow measurements.

Conclusion

So mathematics is very helpful as it is used in everyday life.

References

1)Rene Descartes' Math Contributions Lesson for Kids: Biography & Facts retrieved October 14,2020,from https://study.com/academy/lesson/rene-descartes-math-contributions-lesson-for-kids-biography-facts.html#:~:text=Ren%C3%A9%20Descartes%20was%20a%20mathematician,plane%20called%20the%20Cartesian%20plane.

2) Reñe Descartes retrieved 31 March,2012,from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes

3) Reñe Descartes retrieved 8 February,2021,from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rene-Descartes

4)Mastin Luke. Reñe Descartes The father of modern philosophy. The story of mathematics,2020, from, https://www.storyofmathematics.com/17th_descartes.html#:~:text=Although%20analytic%20geometry%20was%20far,for%20showing%20powers%20or%20exponents%20(

5)Shumow Lee. Math Matters in everyday life. NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY,2021,from

https://www.niu.edu/mathmatters/everyday-life/index.shtml