Students tend to question when in life they will use the material that they learn in math class. Throughout these chapters the author goes on to talk about how mathematical thinking is used in day to day life. Jordan Ellenberg uses many examples to relate math to life by comparing experiences to the Pythagorean theorem, nonlinear line, and many others. One example that stood out to me was Ellenberg relating math to sports. In order to be good at a sport you have to repetitively work on your craft and it is the same for math as well. Ellenberg also points out that if we learn to solve things thoroughly like we do a math equation we gain a sense of joy like no other.
During are book club meeting we all discussed what we wrote for our job roles. Sydney pointed out many main points within important chapters that I didn’t catch at first. Julianna explained that arguments that the author pointed out. Unfortunately, are discussion director Gia was not there, but are group pushed through and successfully fulfilled the discussion on our own. Overall, the meeting went well and we all have a better understanding of what the author is trying to accomplish with this read.
I am interested in this book because of the real applications of math that you discussed in this post. While you can use math topics in sports, it's not necessary to perform well. Someone can perfect making a basketball shot without calculating the projection of the ball. I understand that basic math concepts are useful for everyday life, but I am curious to hear where more complex topics would be necessary (unless it's for a specific occupation like an accountant), which is why this book seems interesting to me.
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