Name: Juve E.

Mayor Course: BEED

Subject: FGE 4 (Mathematics in the Modern World)

1. "How can I view mathematics as a fundamental tool applicable to a wide range of

disciplines?
The field of Mathematics is important for its applied to every subject: science,
technology, business, medicine, metrology, astronomy, and others. From simple addition to
subtraction and through the brief of time, Math develops throughout history. Math was divided
into several discipline which is Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus.
Arithmetic is one of the oldest discipline of mathematics and also the most basic. It deals
with numbers and elementary operators - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. All
the basic rules of interactions of these operators with numbers are covered in arithmetic. You can
say that arithmetic is everyday math, useful for handy calculations. A simple multiplication
problem is: 3×10=30 these given is a basic building block of discipline.
This is the most used disciplines of mathematics which is algebra it involves
mathematical variables, functions, equations and rules associated with them. It uses unknown
quantities represented by letters or symbols. It's the most basic and effective field of study and
has applications throughout all the disciplines. Most commonly, it's used for solving equations
for unknown variables. A typical algebra problem would look like: 8x-3=3x+17 The equation-
solving rules in algebra are often applied in other disciplines as well.
In the study of shapes, sizes, distance, location, and others is called geometry. It covers
length, area and volume, in 1, 2 and 3 dimensional planes, respectively. It has many applications
in our day-to-day life, such as finding the area of a plot of land, finding volume of a gas cylinder,
etc. It also has many complex applications, such as in the field of astronomy to mark locations of
stars, calculating distances between two celestial bodies, and others Geometry forms the basis of
the next discipline.
Which is trigonometry this discipline involves the study of relationship between angles
and sides of a triangle. Most commonly it is used for right-angled triangles. It has special
functions, called trigonometric functions that relate the sides and angles. In real life applications,
it is used commonly for findings heights of towers, buildings, mountains, etc. Trigonometric
functions are also used in study of waves and their characteristics.
Calculus is another vast discipline associated with the study of conditions of continuous
change and its impact on functions. Calculus, originally called infinitesimal calculus or "the
calculus of infinitesimals", is the mathematical study of continuous change, in the same way that
geometry is the study of shape and algebra is the study of generalizations of arithmetic
operations.
 Math is every important, it teaches you to follow rules, to get this you need to do this. It
can be used in our daily lives. It may not be as simple as it seem but if you put a work into it
you'll succeed.

2. What is most useful about mathematics for humankind?

 Mathematics is one of the most useful areas of study for humankind. It has applications in
almost all fields: science, technology, business, medicine, meteorology, astronomy, etc.
From elementary addition and subtraction to rocket science, mathematics is present
everywhere.

 It helped us count numbers from 1 to infinity and beyond.

 It helped us know how to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

 We were able to solve all kinds of numerical problems by knowing all those
mathematical processes.

 Through knowing all those mathematical processes, Engineers were able to build,
Architects are able to design, Scientists are able to experiment, Doctors are able to
perform operations, Chemists are able formulate chemicals, Chefs are able to cook,
Carpenters are able to measure.... Name it and the list goes on. We can enumerate all
those things that are brought about by knowing and applying mathematics. There is no
ranking as to what is most useful because without one of those benefits from knowing
Math, the word we live in today would be different. Think about it and realize that
everywhere there is Mathematics.