21 APR 2014 by ideonexus
Mathematics is one of humanity's great achievements
Mathematics is one of humanity’s great achievements. By enhancing the capabilities of the human mind, mathematics has facilitated the development of science, technology, engineering, business, and government. Mathematics is also an intellectual achievement of great sophistication and beauty that epitomizes the power of deductive reasoning. For people to participate fully in society, they must know basic mathematics. Citizens who cannot reason mathematically are cut off from whole realms of ...Folksonomies: education mathematics
Folksonomies: education mathematics
Mathematical illiteracy is crippling.