Life Skills Learned In Math Class

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One of the hardest questions for many math teachers to answer in a way that is relevant to students is: “why do I need to know this?”  “For the next course you take”, the easiest answer in many cases, does not answer the question that was usually being asked.

My answers to this question obviously depend on the topic being studied at moment, and I don’t have “good” answers for all topics…  but here is my list of key quantitative life skills I learned directly or indirectly from math class, with

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Feeling Lucky? – Total Probability Theory

When Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat studied a problem related to a gambling game they developed what is now widely known as the probability theory.

They were hired by two very rich man, that were interrupted in a middle of a gambling game, to determine in which proportion the stakes should be divided based on the current score.

The formula of total probability is widely used and is very significant in the probability theory. 

The fun fact is that the interest in probability was solely influenced by gambling games throughout the 17. 18.  and 19. century. Only way later was probability studied for theoretical reasons. 

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The Most Beautiful Formula

The famous Euler’s identity is  widely considered the most beautiful formula in all of maths.

For me It is because it binds all of the fundamental mathematical constants in a single,  short and sweet equality.

• The number e, which is the base of the natural logarithm,
• The number pi, which represents the ratio between the, circumference and the diameter of a circle
• The constant i, or the famous imaginary unit, defined as the square root of -1,
• The constant 0, which is the neutral element for the operation of addition,
• The constant 1, which is the neutral element for the operation of multiplication.

Thank you, sir Euler! 🙂

The Famous Harmonic Series

The divergence of the harmonic series is the source of many counterintuitive conclusions, such as this one:

Given a collection of identical dominoes, it is clearly possible to stack them at the edge of a table so that they hang over the edge of the table without falling. The fun fact is that one can stack them in such a way to make the overhang arbitrarily large, provided there are enough dominoes. 🙂

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Select & Copy-Paste

Hello, Dear Math Enthusiasts

We are very proud to announce this great and very requested feature. As the title says, you are now able to select any math formula and copy and paste it around the note.

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Note that your selection can span only a single line.

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You can also copy and paste between different notes, just as you would expect it work.

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We are also working with great people from Wolfram Alpha, the worlds largest computational service, to provide their services right from the app. With this neat feature, the premium users will be able to just select an equation, and have it solved step-by-step and inserted into their note in a matter of seconds.

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No, it is online and can be found at TheMathist.com. Just log in with Google+ or Facebook account and connect instantly with your friends who are already there.

Wolfram Alpha is coming to The Mathist!

The Mathist Team has spoken to the exceptionally kind folks at Wolfram Alpha and have agreed on releasing the official Wolfram Alpha powered update of the application within 3 weeks from now. 

We are really excited about this update, it is going to introduce some really awesome features!

To start with, just think of automatic equation solving, or having the worlds largest mathematical formula registry inside your own notebook…

Think how you might enjoy using this break-through technology on your math class!

We are looking forward to hearing if there are any features you would like to be included in the update. Please feel free to comment and let us know of your thoughts… 🙂 

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