Hands up, who thinks that maths is boring? I am willing to bet that most kids in school certainly believe that it is. Why is that, I wonder? The evidence that maths is relevant, interesting and indeed even beautiful is all around us. The curling of a leaf, the gradual increase in size of letters as we lift a magnifying lens from the surface of a page, the sound of laughter, a symphony, a recipe… who would have thought that there are mathematical proofs behind each of these phenomena, or that maths actually is the language that can explain everything from birth to growth and decay. The problem with modern day education is its emphasis on boring formulas and calculations which do not seem to have any significance on our lives. Mathematicians who see their subject as beautiful, creative and eternal, note that everyone should see how fascinating maths can be, if students could tap into their own creativity and to see the many fascinating applications of even the most simple of formula
Posted on: Sat, 31 May 2014 07:58:30 +0000
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