What is The Meaning of Mathematics?
Everyone knows about numeric. Even when they can't read. Why? Because, be aware or not, numbers which is became a big part of Mathematics has been closer to us, even to people in some years ago. They knew how to sell and how to pay in their life, even they knew about accounting. Though, that was the old one and not like the modern one like we have today.
Mathematics, become so popular because when we entered our first grade of Elementary School or our Kindergarten, we had been familiar with numeric.
But, before we run out with Mathematics, do you know what is the meaning of Mathematics?
From www.knowledgerush.com, Mathematics is commonly defined as the study of patterns of structure, change, and space; more informally, one might say it is the study of 'figures and numbers'. In the formalist view, it is the investigation of axiomatically defined abstract structures using logic and mathematical notation; other views are described in Philosophy of mathematics. The word "mathematics" comes from the Greek (máthema) which means "science, knowledge, or learning".
It will be so different when we talk about learning Mathematics in University and in School. Because learning Math in University means that we have to learn the pure and the applied Math, while learning Math in School means that we are just learning Pure Mathematics which is according to Proffessor P.J. Giblin, The Head of Department of Mathematical Sciences from University of Liverpool, means as mathematics which underlies all applications. We just learn some theorems and we don't have to know what's the proof.
When we talk about what will we learn, we may talk about the objects. While the objects of Mathematics are abstraction and idealization. Abstraction means a characteristic when something out of physical thinking. It can't be touched but it has a value. That's the important thing that we have to know. While according to www.changingminds.org, idealization is the over-estimation of the desirable qualities and underestimation of the limitations of a desired thing.
Mr. Marsigit gave an example of idealization when he taught in last Thursday, that there is nothing perfect in this world. Even, a needle which is popular as a pointed thing in this world is not truly pointed. Why? Because it has so many molecules and it consists a lot of atoms which have a circle shape. So, it's not really really pointed.
While the characteristic of Mathematics are logic and consisten. Mathematics is not just about numbers and calculation. But it gives us a way to think critically about some probelms in our life. Mr. Sukirman, a lecturer of Yogyakarta State University ever gave a question, "Why do we learn Logika Himpunan?". He said that we didn't need that theorems or some other proofs of the Logika Himpunan itself, but we need the knowledge as a bridge to make our mind think critically so that we can apply to our reality.
That' sthe fact. Mathematics is not just theorems. Because the main power of Mathematics is to make our critical thinking.
Everyone knows about numeric. Even when they can't read. Why? Because, be aware or not, numbers which is became a big part of Mathematics has been closer to us, even to people in some years ago. They knew how to sell and how to pay in their life, even they knew about accounting. Though, that was the old one and not like the modern one like we have today.
Mathematics, become so popular because when we entered our first grade of Elementary School or our Kindergarten, we had been familiar with numeric.
But, before we run out with Mathematics, do you know what is the meaning of Mathematics?
From www.knowledgerush.com, Mathematics is commonly defined as the study of patterns of structure, change, and space; more informally, one might say it is the study of 'figures and numbers'. In the formalist view, it is the investigation of axiomatically defined abstract structures using logic and mathematical notation; other views are described in Philosophy of mathematics. The word "mathematics" comes from the Greek (máthema) which means "science, knowledge, or learning".
It will be so different when we talk about learning Mathematics in University and in School. Because learning Math in University means that we have to learn the pure and the applied Math, while learning Math in School means that we are just learning Pure Mathematics which is according to Proffessor P.J. Giblin, The Head of Department of Mathematical Sciences from University of Liverpool, means as mathematics which underlies all applications. We just learn some theorems and we don't have to know what's the proof.
When we talk about what will we learn, we may talk about the objects. While the objects of Mathematics are abstraction and idealization. Abstraction means a characteristic when something out of physical thinking. It can't be touched but it has a value. That's the important thing that we have to know. While according to www.changingminds.org, idealization is the over-estimation of the desirable qualities and underestimation of the limitations of a desired thing.
Mr. Marsigit gave an example of idealization when he taught in last Thursday, that there is nothing perfect in this world. Even, a needle which is popular as a pointed thing in this world is not truly pointed. Why? Because it has so many molecules and it consists a lot of atoms which have a circle shape. So, it's not really really pointed.
While the characteristic of Mathematics are logic and consisten. Mathematics is not just about numbers and calculation. But it gives us a way to think critically about some probelms in our life. Mr. Sukirman, a lecturer of Yogyakarta State University ever gave a question, "Why do we learn Logika Himpunan?". He said that we didn't need that theorems or some other proofs of the Logika Himpunan itself, but we need the knowledge as a bridge to make our mind think critically so that we can apply to our reality.
That' sthe fact. Mathematics is not just theorems. Because the main power of Mathematics is to make our critical thinking.
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