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why learn mathematics?

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Learning mathematics might not make you laugh. But, it can give you joy. You can even live without trying to learn it but you would miss one lens through which God viewed His creation and pronounced them good.

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swimming, math, and life

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Phelps wins 200mJust like one learns to swim by swimming, one learns math best by doing math.





 

 

 

But unlike swimming where the swimming style one learns is NOT a function of the type of water one swims on, the style of mathematical thinking and communicating one learns is a function of the mathematical tasks one engages in.




Like learning mathematics, one learns about life by engaging with it. The quality of one’s life is a function of the relationships one engages in.