What, Where and How to do Mathematics
What and Where is Mathematics….?
Everyone is aware with the word math. But no one try to define what math is. If you are thinking that what the rubbish question is it, everyone knows what math is, then you are wrong.
If we ask someone what math is? He probably said addition, subtraction, multiplication of numbers etc. or someone said solving algebra is mathematics. A few people can tell us exactly what mathematics is. It is not their fault. There is a fault of our systems, who do not develop the books properly. Some of teachers try to clear concept of mathematics but some of them not.
That is why many of us dislike the subject mathematics and suppose it to be hard or tough subject, but it is not. Mathematics is very easy subject if we found a teacher who try developing our concept. I taught by a teacher who never try to answer my question whether he always give me these questions as assignment from home. So, I never try to make question in front of him. But every time it is not the fault of our teachers, we are also wrong many times, we never give the proper time to mathematics, even not try to find something new. So today we try to understand definition of mathematics.
Every word has proper definition like Physics (Study of energy and motion), chemistry (study of molecules and chemicals), and biology (study of human and living things). But mathematics has not proper definition. Many philosophers try to introduce definition of mathematics. Some of said math is abstract science of numbers, some of said math is mother of sciences.
The math is too huge and cannot summarize in few words. Many philosophers claim that mathematics is a language of science which help each science branch to speak. Without mathematics every science field is mute. Like medical tell us about blood pressure but it cannot measure without the help of mathematics. Physics tells us about speed, but it cannot be measured without the help of mathematics.
Mean in every field you must use mathematics, even you cannot but a bus ticket without using mathematics. You cannot cock delicious food without using mathematics, you always put salt according to taste and quantity of food.
That is why philosophers said mathematics is a language, without it we cannot make conversation like other English French etc.
Imagine you are on the grocery shop and you are asked to buy 1 kg rice. How you tell the shopkeeper that you want to buy 1 kg rice? You look like a deaf. You have not any other way to tell him without using mathematics.
You can never think to live without mathematics. Mathematics is a necessary tool of life.
Once I was reading the history of mathematics, that how numbers were introduced? I read the story of Egyptians who invent the numbers first time 5000 BC. A herdsman compared sheep of his herd with a pile of stones when the herd left for grazing and again on its return for missing animals. In the earliest system probably the vertical strokes or bars such as I, II, III, IIII etc. were used for numbers 1, 2, 3, ….
After reading this story I come to know the exact meaning of “Necessity is the mother of invention”. But the mathematics is the mother of sciences said by mathematicians. But now a day mathematics is growing up as a language.
If we talk about painting, even mathematics is here. Exact amount of two colors makes a new color.
How to do Mathematics….?
We always listen from our math teacher if you want to perfection in mathematics then do practice, practice, and practice. Are you ever think that how to do practice? Many of us think practice mean do one question again and again. No…. Its not mean this. Its mean does practice of your concept.
How to practice of your question? When ever you learn a new question then first make question on it with teacher. Ask the teacher,
what is the purpose of this?
Why we are doing it?
At each step ask why we do as and why not?
We have a typically question with the math teacher to repeat the question. This is not a way to improve your math skills.
After getting the answers to your question,
open your note book any start solving this question
According to your thought and complete it in any cost
Even you are doing wrong
When you finish it then match your solution with the correct solution
Match the step where you did wrong
After pointing out each mistake in your solution go to math teacher
Asked him why we cannot do as I do
He will explain your mistake
Now start again a new question
Now at each wrong step your mind jerks you that it Is not write because you have taught by your math teacher that it is wrong.
When we made mistake by own hand and then get explanation of mistake, and then whenever try to make same mistake again, our mind never with us. Which is the sign of our mistake.
That is called practice. When each time you do new question by yourself by understanding each step, that why I am doing it or why not. Never hesitate to ask question by your teacher, if you are feeling hesitation you are not going to learn new things. Develop your habit to ask questions and always try that your question start with why, which, how etc. never say repeat it.
The last thing always sees the solution after the completion of your question. If you see solution at each point where you stuck, you are not going to learn new thing. When you make mistake, it will be resolved and you learn it, when you start copy paste you never get confidence to learn.
We always learn by our mistake.
