Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Maths is Invincible

Have learning over 12+ years of maths, until this year, I never realise practically every problem can be solved with maths.
That is why, don't ever underestimate maths, from simple logical deduction in lab reports in INTI Penang to NBA basketball in America, nothing can run away from maths.
This year has beeeen such an interesting year. 10-hours lesson of math every week and we definitely can't deny that we have been thoroughly TORTURED,brainwAshed and exposed to the various applications of math.
First there was mathemathical induction, known for the purpose of drawing specific conclusion from general statements or the other way round. The first victim was none other than Leonardo, which with inspiration from our lecturer, had been targeted with countless induction bullets for his probability of hanging around with girls, and our conclusion was......not worth mentioning.
Then, we progress to NBA basketball. At first sight, it was none other than professional athletes doing routine shooting, lay-ups and scoring. But on second thought, these players despite having all their time devoted to sports, have mastered projectile motions. The angles, the relevant force, the shooting position of their hands, these must be done well, in fact approaching perfection become a good player. So, who say that good athletes are never excellent in studies? In fact, their level are far better than us, capable of applying them into their everyday lifes, unlike those who aced every single exam questions yet never think out of the box.
The most influential concept of maths was actually functions. Have you ever notice that, when you are playing online games or first-person shooters/counterstrikes, you are actually involved in a many-to-many function? From precision, agility to gaming skills which are all important winning factors in playing these games, all are dependant on how fast our brain analyse and interpret our opponents' stats and ability, again all with the help of logical induction and probability.
One boy touching another boy's hand in class, although very wrongful, is still a typical 1-1 function.
A couple, their loving relationship to each other is no other than a 1-1 function.
When a third variable try to come in, it became a 2-1 function. Hmm?
Sorry, wrong calculation, with further analysis, it is actually a 1.05-1 function, with the extra 0.05 totally negligible.
To be exact, every relationship is a function. From personal relationships, business partners and proposals , or even international treaties, they are all functions, and the fact that they are functions enabled them to be supervised systematically and accordingly .
So, maths is not always about scoring 90s,100 and Band-6. This concept is totally wrong.
Many have certainly been neglecting the true purpose of studying maths-to understand their flexibility and fully utilise them as an useful tool in every aspect of life.
So, can you still say that maths is useless? It is not up to me to decide. Afterall, my job is only to counsel and induce 'logic'.

2 comments:

  1. waaa... so analytical...
    well... since maths is not always about 100% why don't you swap your mx2 result with mine?
    XP

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  2. omg!!! never think out of the box. lmao
    why didnt u tryto use numbers to write a post next time. that will be truly mathematics. u can also use algebra and all that stuffs

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