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What is Maths & what’s the point of learning it anyway?!

Discover the practical importance of learning mathematics, from managing finances to making informed decisions and enhancing problem-solving skills. Good math skills can lead to better job prospects and higher earnings. Embrace math as a tool for structuring thinking and understanding the world.

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What is Maths & what’s the point of learning it anyway?!

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  1. What is Maths & what’s the point of learning it anyway?!

  2. What is Maths?

  3. quantity numbers data MATHEMATICS abstract applied shape relationship space

  4. Has maths affected my life……….?

  5. What’s the point of learning Maths?

  6. You’ll use it in life Develops your mind Just because • to handle your money • in your job • to understand the world around you • to make sensible decisions • you structure your thinking more clearly • confidence to try and make sense of things • learn to break down problems so they can be solved • some people actually just enjoy maths!* • *[be wary of such people]

  7. Challenge….. Are there any jobs that don’t involve maths???

  8. Five GCSE’s grade C or higher, inc English and Maths …..the minimum wanted by most employers

  9. Students with good maths skills earn £5,000 a year more than those without Witan Jardine, 2008

  10. not afraid to try curiosity wants to know why? explores their ideas learns from others & helps others too What makes a good mathematician? examines what’s going on shares their ideas with other people tries to think things through step-by-step imagination perseverance

  11. £67, 48kg, 13°, 283cm, 92m3, 100mph 100s, 20N 2,000 ÷ 3, √49, ⅓ + ½, -0.04 x 103 The world population is increasing by 1.2% per year sharing out 40 haribo between 6 people BugattiVeyron: 267 mph, 0-60 in 2.5 secs. 1001 hp, $1,700,000 have I exceeded my airport luggage allowance? quantities numbers numbers quantity average, frequency, range, standard deviation Female life expectancy in GB: 80.4 years what’s his batting average data abstract mathematics applied mathematics data triangle, rhombus, enlargement, rotation, sphere congruent Designing the BurjKhalifa, 828m Dubai drawing a building in perspective shape shape angle, length, 3D, volume, circumference, parallel, tangent a + b = 10 sequence, Area = length x height, proportional if I start eating twice as much…? The relationship between greenhouses gases and global warming Shrinking electronic components how much shopping can I fit in the car boot? space relationship relationship space

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