Mathematics is applied to most aspects of life. I cannot imagine the world advancing, even existing, without the use of mathematics.
Mathematics has changed my life by helping me to become educated and helping me to understand the world and its wonders at a deeper level. It also changed my view of the world by allowing me to analyze the world at a deeper way including how the world works as a function of science, the laws of physics and how the human body works. I am sure mathematics can be applied even to areas where I am not conscious of …show more content…
My favorite quote about mathematics is “Without mathematics, there’s nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers”~Shakuntala Devi and this goes back to the point I made earlier about absolutely everything requiring mathematics. Even visual arts; mixing two kinds of color creates a third color. Different amounts of paint lead to different shades and colors. How these quotes affect my mindset is that they make me appreciate just how complicated the world’s processes are and the infinite processes that occur as a result of mathematics.
Another favorite quote of mine is “Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things” ~Jules Henri Poincare. In a way this is true since mathematics uses symbols to stand for the current subject, topics or variables at hand, and can relate to real life in every way. This thus makes me see and understand the beauty and practicality of mathematics, and why theoretical mathematics is