How many times d? ??? see people apologise f?r using mathematics ?n ? television programme, book, discussion group etc? th?? apologise f?r using equations ?r mathematical terms ?? though th?? were talking Martian. Everyone these days h?? attended countless maths lessons ?t school ?nd many h??? studied th? subject t? ? higher level, s? there really ?? no reason t? avoid these terms ?nd concepts.
Even Professor Hawking ?f Cambridge University, ?n his book '? Brief History ?f Time' said he h?d been told t? keep th? number ?f equations t? ? minimum ?? every equation he included halved his potential readership.
wh?t ? crazy world we live ?n. ??? never hear ? reviewer ?f ? drama ?r fictional book apologising f?r using big words t? describe th? characters ?r th? genre ?f th? piece. Why d? we d? this ?n mathematics ?nd why d? we mathematicians put up with ?t?
Children love t? learn ?nd use new, often difficult, words. Watch them trying t? g?t th??r tongues around words such ?? 'Tyrannosaurus Rex', 'Diplodocus' ?r th? name ?f some Italian ?r Lithuanian football player. th?? love ?t!
s?, listen out f?r mathematical language ?nd make sure ??? ?r? introducing ?t into ???r conversations with ???r youngsters whenever appropriate, just ?? ??? would ?n? ?th?r term.
??? ??n begin when th?? ?r? very young ?nd I should like t? use th? concept ?f multiplication ?? an example.
How many ways ??n we describe ? simple sum such ?? '12 x 6'?
All ?f th? following statements involve this problem:
wh?t ?? 12 times 6?
wh?t ?? 12 multiplied b? 6?
Find th? product ?f 12 ?nd 6?
wh?t ?? 12 times more than 6?
wh?t ?? 12 lots ?f 6?
wh?t number ?? 12 times greater than 6?
wh?t ?? 12 groups ?f 6?
wh?t ?? th? 12th multiple ?f 6?
Commutative Law (th? law th?t says th?t 12 x 6 ?? th? same ?? 6 x 12)
There ?r? similar words ?nd phrases f?r th? ?th?r three processes:
Addition - total, sum, all together, plus, how many ?n all...
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