Math used in Technology
Today, not only for calculations, but also for many other tasks, mathematicians use computers, including
searching for proof, confirmation, and counter-examples. Also we have been practicing the technology
since the beginning of mathematics, we rely mostly on aide-mémoires in the form of notes on paper,
blackboards, and computer screens. Calculating has been evolving from the past, through generations,
until now and it is in line with mathematics. Proportions are the prime example of many technological
activities required in mathematical thinking. In traditional cultures, the most advanced mathematical
activities are performed by female weavers by weaving some crafts, it is also involved related textile
activities like braiding, beadwork, basketry, and the traditionally male activity of rope-making. First
serious attempt in mathematic computations were made by the English mathematician Charles
Babbage, he invented two general-purpose computational machines, the difference engine in the early
1820s and the programmable analytical engine in 1834. The first programmable computer have been
developed in 1940s. Electronic machines have had a tremendous impact on mathematics, furthermore,
computer-based information technology has revolutionized interactions between researchers, as in
other disciplines. Mathematics and technology have evolved throughout the time from the use of
abacus to the new machines that have been developed. This has resulted in a modern style of fast-
changing mathematical science, much like what occurs when a few mathematicians work on a
blackboard together, but now with a much larger number of participants.
Mathematics used in Engineering
Math is a significant aspect of every engineering field and is widely used in research as well. It is used in
engineering to design and create new components or products, retain working components, model real-
life scenarios for purposes of testing and learning, as well as build and maintain structures. In various
engineering fields, different mathematics forms can be applied to specific solutions. For example, linear
algebra is a used in electrical engineering for designing circuits and Boolean algebra is the basis of digital
logical design a component in building computers. In civil and mechanical engineering, geometry is used
in for designing structures, it is used with differential equations to quantify the necessary supporting
piers' approximate scale. In order to estimate the lifetime of the structure to be constructed, they also
use complex mathematical modeling. In industrial engineering, calculus is used find the rate at which
certain variables in a given operation will change. In order to ensure that all processes are properly
regulated, industrial engineering routinely includes making approximations and safe estimations. In
these approximations and estimations, one or more types of mathematics are used.
Mathematics used in Medicine/Health
Doctors and nurses usually use mathematics every day while they are providing health care throughout
the world. First is in writing prescriptions and medication, prescriptions indicate a specific medication
and dosage amount, it has a guidelines in dosage like milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg). By consuming
the medicine there is also mathematics involved, the sequence of the number in the amount of the
medicine in the body is applied in geometric. Second is ratios and proportions, it used in administering
medications, nurses needs to know how much medicine needs a patient needs depending on their
weight. Third is, it is used in Body Mass Index (BMI), in medicine and health our Body Mass Index is
convenient in terms of measurement. BMI measurements give doctors information about a patient’s
health. Lastly, in CAT scans, it is one of the most advanced ways that medical professionals use.
Numbers provide information and it is a way of communicating information, to doctors, nurses and
patients especially in medical field. It also provides measurements of health, which can be warning signs
of infection, illness, or disease. Numbers provide an ample sufficiency of convenient information to
medical professional. For the general public, it is comforting to know that our physicians and nurses
have been well qualified to learn mathematics and its medical applications.
Mathematics used in Finance/Business
In most areas of everyday life, mathematics is used. In business, it also play important roles, like in
business mathematics, in commercial enterprises it is used to record and manage business operations.
In certain cases, business management can be made more effective, using more complex mathematics
such as calculus, matrix algebra and programming in a linear way. In accounting, inventory, commercial
companies use mathematics in management, publicity, forecasting of revenue, and financial analysis.
Usually, realistic uses include checking accounts, pricing discounts, markups and markdowns,
calculations of payroll, simplicity and compound interest, credit for consumers and companies, and
mortgages. Computational skills and their practical application are the subject of these courses, with
practical application prevailing. If you work in many shops as a sales assistant, you now need to have the
ability to calculate the cost of products and adjust the needs of customers without requiring use of the
till. Businesses like to know that you can cope if the machines break down and also they believe that you
can give better customer service if you can respond to customers who know their mathematics. You
need to use math to calculate compound interest rates if you invest your hard earned cash in the bank
or building society or get a loan, you need to be assured that your savings will not be ripped off.
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