The Practical Uses of Mathematical Concepts and Principles

Mathematics can be considered as one of the most important human discoveries. As it is, everyday life would be very difficult especially in the modern era where we live in without a working knowledge of Mathematics. Whether you live on a tent in an African desert or at an upscale London neighbourhood, you will need to count on Mathematics to be able to go about your daily life. On a basic level, you will need to count your money as you:

· pay your bills or buy groceries
· divide it as you work out a budget
· estimate distances between two points so you will know how much time it will take you to get from one place to another
· when doing household chores such as painting or repairs, taking an inventory of your remaining supplies you will know whether it is time to shop for new ones

All of the above activities make use of Mathematics' basic principles of addition, division, multiplication and subtraction. If you are a student taking up studies in technical subjects such as Computers, Engineering and Architecture, you will need to study more advanced principles of Mathematics.

Perhaps the most obvious application of Mathematical principles is in business. As consumers, we need to be able to count how much money it will take to buy certain goods or services and to count the change handed down from a payment. This goes for simple cash transactions. More complicated commercial activities for a consumer include balancing checkbooks and checking whether charges on credit card statements add up. While as business managers and owners, we will make use of Mathematics to determine how we should price our goods and services, estimate how much profit we are bound to make and how much profit we are actually making taking into account the expenses we have put up as investment.

One of the most important modern devices that we have is the computer. To create it and keep it running, it has to be founded on Mathematical principles such as the binary code and the code of zero and one. Without computers, modern life would essentially shut down as we will be unable to enjoy the advantages of the Internet, cell phones, Word processors and document storage that will make our life easier.

The Easy Way Tips in Learning Algebra

I have to admit that algebra is not one of my favorite subjects in high school even when I have already learned about elementary algebra when I was in elementary school. But high school algebra was more difficult and complicated, but thanks to the help of my teacher, my parents and in reading several materials from the library and in the Internet, I was able to overcome my fear of Algebra. Moreover, I learned on how to learn Algebra the easy way by just following several tips or guidelines that I learned from my  teacher, my parents and in the reading materials that I read and studied.



You do not have to be a mathematics wizard in becoming effective in learning Algebra and being able to solve any algebraic problems and operations without much difficulty. All it takes are several simple steps or tips and you would be able to overcome your previous difficulties on how to come up with solutions to algebraic problems that range from the easy to the most difficult.



The tips on how to learn Algebra the easy way:

· I learned that I should first review the basic principles in arithmetic and mathematics by doing practice sets that cover the basics of mathematics and arithmetic. So I read my previous books that cover pre-algebra and their basics and I thoroughly read and reviewed them again. Then, I searched the library for introductory books on algebra. From the reading materials I studied, I learned that the thinner the algebra books, the better because the thinner books contain the basic topics that are good for beginners like me.



· In reading a basic algebra book, the order of topics that I should first read and study would be the topics concerning the numbers or arithmetic review, lines, polynomials and functions. I learned that those topics are the building blocks in algebra that would give a smooth transition to the range of higher-level fields in mathematics.



· For every section in the book that I read and study, I should write down the essential information in note cards such as the important vocabulary, algorithms and formulas including the steps for solving common problems and equations.