 Language facilitates communication as it 

allows people to express themselves and somehow

bridges the gap among them. 
 MATH as a language is precise as such that it is able to make very fine distinctions or
definitions among a set of mathematical symbols.
 A mathematician can express long expositions or sentences briefly using the language
of mathematics.
 There are 6, 500 languages in the world. In Philippines alone, there are 120 to 187 languages
spoken.

MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE IS PRECISE

- This is one of the reasons why math is considered as an exact science.
There are many symbols in mathematics and there are 2 ways to understand its meaning.
 Know the context. Numbers and symbols have many uses so it’s very important to
know when to use them.
 Know mathematical convention.
COMMON MATHEMATICAL SYMBOLS
- Operators
- Common operators: + (plus) and – (minus)
- Variables
- A letter that represents an unknown number.
- These are used when quantities take different values.
- Greek Letters
- The Greek letter π is used to represent the number 3.14159….
- We often use α , β , and θ to represent angles.
- The Greek capital letter ∑(sigma) is used to represent the addition of several
numbers

MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE IS CONCISE

- Being to say things briefly
- Being able to convert sentences into mathematical expressions correctly is one of the most
important skills.

MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE IS POWERFUL

- Because it can express complex thoughts with relative ease

10 EQUATIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

1. Isaac Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation

2. Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
3. The Pythagorean Theorem
4. Maxwell’s Equation
5. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
6. Calculus
7. Schrödinger’s Equation
8. Information Theory
9. Logarithms – john napier, calculator
10. Chaos Theory – studies complex systems whose behavior is extremely
Statement – it is something that gives us information.
Mathematical Statement – when a statement is either be true or false (not both)