Focus on the Importance of Mathematics in Our Daily Life

We all know that Math is referred to as a Life Skill. What this means is that not only academically, but knowledge of Maths helps us in our daily life in numerous chores. Let us today understand this a little bit more to appreciate the importance of Maths, by looking at some interesting facts and some key uses of Maths in non-academic areas.

How maths is used in our daily life

Maths is a universal language that is followed globally across every country, every state and by every human being irrespective of his religion or age. We will pick different personas or characters to illustrate simple use cases in daily life where Maths is needed inevitably. You will realize the significance of Maths as you go through the below.

Use of Math for Housewives

• Housewives need Maths concepts to create & manage the Budget of home. To track how much is the initial budget, how much spent so far and how much is the balance remaining for the current month. Can this be done without knowledge of Maths? Of course not.
• Maths fundamentals are also needed in kitchen all the time – example for measurement of ingredients during cooking, time measurement during the cooking process, quantity
• If a housewife goes to buy furniture, she will still need approximate measurements of the rooms where furniture is to be kept, and the desired measurements of the furniture

Use of Maths for Kids

• The simplest example where kids need to use Maths in their daily life is to count how many toys they have, which every kid is interested in. Similarly to count how many clothes they have in the wardrobe.
• Even a toddler who is not going to school uses Maths in his basic activities like counting his fingers, eyes etc
• For score keeping while playing any sports be it cricket or football or volleyball
• To see the time and manage their schedule
• While doing exercises – Whether during leisure time, or during the physical exam period in school by the trainer, almost every kid does exercise at some point or the other. Maths is used in counting repetitions in almost every exercise.
• For kids, an additional benefit of being strong in Maths is that it is the prerequisite for learning many other academic subjects like physics, chemistry and biology which are also based on basic Maths principles.

Uses of Maths for Common Man

• Any common man cannot manage their day without knowing the basic Maths , for example Maths is needed to manage the basic daily schedule like work time or lunch break or rest time
• Another good example is to calculate the mileage of the personal vehicle. Every individual (who owns any vehicle) always needs to know the mileage to keep it in check.

Uses of Maths for Travel management

• The modern GPS systems like Google Maps are all based on the Maths concepts
• Traffic lights are also strictly based on Maths principle where every light is switched off/on after a fixed interval (few seconds or few minutes)

Final Words

We believe that by now it has been clearly established that without using the basic Math principles we cannot perform even the simplest of activities like gardening or shopping. At Mathcruise we pay special attention to ensure that the child understands the use of Maths as a life skill, instead of just cramming the Maths concepts. We help them relate to the real life uses of Maths (as explained above) and this interaction without fail creates curiosity and interest in the kids to learn Maths. For young kids of 5-6 years we give them simple assignments for homework like count their immediate family members, or count all the red color clothes in their wardrobe, think how their mother is using Maths concepts in the kitchen etc and this really excites them. They perform these assignments with great fun and share the results back with us, and in the process they learn the basic Maths concepts easily. More importantly our trainer forms a great connection and bond with the kids which help them to engage with them in a much more meaningful way.

You are welcome to read more about our Math teaching methodology by visiting our website here. We also specialize and offer alternate forms of learning Maths like Abacus and Vedic Maths, which is an innovative way to teach Maths to kids. Gone are the days when parents were limited to the conventional method of teaching methods to their kids which is followed in the schools. Today even the schools and government of many countries are introducing innovation in the field of teaching by introducing Abacus and Vedic Maths in their teaching curriculum as either mandatory or optional subjects. So the sooner you join this growing phenomenon, the better it will be since your child  will remain ahead in the competitive world and will have a definite edge over his peers.

When you go through these details, you will realize how interesting the world of Maths, and the greatest gift that you can give to your child is lifetime-confidence in the field of Maths, by enrolling him in one of the relevant courses at the right time.

Tanmay Gupta

Tanmay Gupta, a specialist in mathematics, possesses a deep passion for the subject. He has been involved with Mathcruise since its inception and takes pride in being a part of the growing Mathcruise family. Tanmay excels in both Abacus and Vedic Mathematics and is particularly interested in developing innovative methods to effectively engage with children, aiming to eliminate their fear of mathematics.