Maths is everywhere and yet, we may not recognize it because it doesn’t look like the maths we did in school. Maths in the world around us sometimes seems invisible. But maths is present in our world all the time-in the workplace, in our homes, and in life in general. When you buy a car, follow a recipe, or decorate your home, you’re using maths principles.
In today’s society, children will need maths if they are going to be, for example, engineers, mechanics, lawyers, nurses, police officers, fire fighters or dentists. Many retail and clerical jobs require the use of maths, although most people now rely on calculators and other electronic devices for calculating. But even then, it is necessary to be able to estimate in order to be confident of the amount.
Everybody benefits from having the ability to think more logically – we need to have a basic understanding of shapes, angles, lines, volume, measurement and numeracy to function in today’s society.
We need to be able to work out our pay and pensions, or how long it takes to make a journey, or how much the supermarket’s special offer saves us. And adults who are doing building or DIY need geometry to measure angles. And even when we’re relaxing, and playing games such as darts, billiards, Scrabble or snooker, maths is necessary to keep the score and work out who has won.
So maths is used extensively in everyday life – at school, in the home, in workplaces and in our leisure time, which means a great deal depends on it. Even if we’re not involved in a maths or science-related job or profession, we need a knowledge of mathematics to function effectively in today’s world.
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