The Relevance of Mathematics in Everyday Life, Then and Now by Dakoda Williams.

 Introduction: This is my blog this blog is about the history of a mathematician from then to now his name was Archimedes this is my mathematician I was assigned to I have to do an interview with my cousin to talk about mathematics i

 

 

A brief history of my mathematician Archimedes was born in the city of Syracuse on the island of Sicily in 287 Bc he was the son of an astronomer and mathematician name Phidias. Aside from that very little known about the early of Archimedes or his Family some way related to that hero II King of Syracuse Archimedes live for 75 years he died on 212 Bc he was known for a lever and other than mathematics he were learn for other things.

 

Interview:

 

This interview took place through via email.

 

1: What is your name?

 

Interviewee: My name is Terrence Junior Carrington

 

2:How old are you?

 

Interviewee:34

 

3;Where do you work?

 

Interviewee: Trinidad and Tobago Defense force

 

4:How long you have been working there?

 

Interviewee:11years and 3months

 

5:Do you use mathematics in your workplace?

 

Interviewee: Sometimes to hardly

 

6:Do you think mathematics is important in other jobs?

 

Interviewee: yes it is

 

7:How do you include mathematics in your everyday life?

 

Interviewee: when I purchased items calculator time and distance to and from places measurements when preparing meals etc.

 

8:What are your qualifications in mathematics?

 

Interviewee: Grade 3

 

9:Do you enjoy mathematics in your everyday life?

 

Interviewee: yes kinda

 

10;Do you like mathematics?

 

Interviewee: Yes

 

 

Discussion

 

Mathematics is important to everyday life It help us with money, food,distance and time and lots of things my mathematician was a Greek mathematician although few details of his life are known for other things mathematics is relevant to everyone no matter what your occupation is there are Basic mathematics fundamentals in such instances

 

Conclusion

 

The Relevance of Mathematics then and now in everyday life This is about a Greek mathematician he was known for a lot of things and mathematics he were more passionate about  he were also related to the king of Syracuse he was also the greatest of all time he was known for a lever he had only lived for 75 years .

 

References

 

 

1:Archimedes BBC history Retrieved 2012\06\07

 

2:Archimedes wrote nine teatisties  that survived in the sphere and cylinder he showed that the surface area of a sphere with radius.

 

3:Archimedes found that the volume of a sphere is two -thirds the volume of a cylinder that encloses it