Mathematics Has Numerous Applications in The World,

Making it Indispensable

When hearing the word ‘Math’ one would inadvertently think of the words calculus,

algebra, statistics etc. All of which are daunting topics that has the ability to shake students

down to their core. However, few of us stop to think that the most basic aspect of our lives

inevitably revolves around numbers.

Mundane daily tasks such as cooking requires us to accurately measure ingredients

in order to achieve maximum satisfaction for our desired dish. One’s success in baking

rests upon the baker’s good knowledge in Math, more specifically basic arithmetic, in order

to accurately measure his ingredients, otherwise his recipe will fail. Altering recipes also

requires mastery in division and multiplication when a baker decides to increase or

decrease the volume of his products.

The foundations of our homes, industrial buildings, and architectural masterpieces

are all cohered by the Math. To create something of lasting value out of raw materials

requires creativity, the right set of tools, and a broad range of mathematics. Figuring out

the total amount of concrete needed for a slab; accurately measuring lengths, widths, and

angles; and estimating projects costs are just one of the many examples where Math is

needed to successfully get the work done.

Listening to music is one of the things that we take pleasure in. Whether you are

into rock, classical music, or pop, math still have an influence on music. As the famous

Greek philosopher and mathematician, Phythagoras once said, “there is geometry in the

humming of strings, there is music in the spacing of spheres.” When we listen to music, we

assume that we are hearing a song or a collection of notes, but what our brains are actually

processing are sound waves. Understanding sound waves, particularly, the difference

between octave notes, requires a bit of physics and mathematics.

 Another form of art that Math has an influence in is fashion design. In our ever-

growing attachment with social media and our need to show off to the world our ‘outfit of

the day’, more colloquially known as ‘OOTD’, we tend to not see the equations and the

mathematical thinking that was required for the designer to present their clients a beautiful

piece of clothing. Symmetry and geometry are only two of the many crucial elements that

are paramount for fashion design. It is used to measure samples garments for fitting, and it

also gives the designer the right set of knowledge when mapping a two-dimensional pattern

that has to be designed to fit a three-dimensional body.

To sum up, math is used everywhere. That very fact alone makes it indispensable

and irreplaceable. No other alternative method exists, and the elimination of it would, quite

frankly, cause chaos for humanity. Our society would be in disarray without Math; things

would be a lot more unorganised and the form of arts that we would normally take pleasure

in would not be pleasurable at all. Math both acts as a catalyst and a cohesive agent in

order to get work done faster and tie in all the loose ends together.