The nature of

Math and Goals

of Math Teaching
The Nature of Math

A. Mathematics is the science of patterns and relationships.

Mathematics reveals hidden patterns that help us to understand the world around
us. Bertrand Russell( 1872-1970) claimed it to be “ the mother of all sciences.
Without it our lives would be incomprehensively pathetic. ”
Someone said “ A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is maker of patterns. If his
patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made by ideas.”
B. Mathematics is a way of thinking.
It relies on logic and creativity and it is pursued for a variety of practical
purposes and for its intrinsic interest.

C. Math is an Art
numerous pattern can be found in numbers and in geometric figures