INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICS

1. Give your own definition of mathematics.

2. Find two "official" definitions of mathematics.
a) Source:
b) Definition
a) Source:
b) Definition
3. ist !laces where you mi"ht find mathematics.
#. $hat was the first thin" you learnt in mathematics%
&. 'ndicate three ways in which you have used mathematics in the last 2# hours.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
). $hat do you normally do in a mathematics class%
*. $hat does it mean to be ""ood" at mathematics% $hat +inds of !eo!le are "ood at
mathematics%
,. -athematicians use words li+e "fun" and "beautiful" to describe what they do. 'n
what sense can mathematics be these thin"s%
.. -ost of us don/t use anythin" beyond sim!le arithmetic ( addin"0 subtractin"0
multi!lyin" and dividin") in our daily lives. $hat use0 then is the +ind of advanced
mathematics that you are re1uired to study for an '.2. di!loma%
13. $hat do mathematics and lan"ua"e have in common%