Think about your normal daily life. Do you travel? Shop for food or clothes? Work? Use money? Have a mobile phone? Drive a car? Use a computer? Watch television? If so, you rely on a mathematician to continue your daily life.
There is also the more exotic application of mathematics – putting a satellite in space, measuring and predicting climate or population change, building structures to provide clean water and so on.
So who are these magnificent mathematicians? One of them is you. You will need a wide range of problem-solving skills to get through your day:
Your child needs medication at 3am. The packet says to give two teaspoons to a child aged 12. If your child is eight, how much should he have?
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