What is Mathematics?

Mathematics? Well, there are lots of ways to define mathematics, but to put it simply Mathematics is the act of doing Math. That doesn't answer much though, so now we wonder what is Math? Math is different depending on where you are around the world, simply put it is an individuals way of calculating, tallying, and recording. But math is not as straight forward as this, the mathematics system that "we" have conformed to is a base ten system. That means that there are ten digits that are repeated over and over they are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9. We use these numbers every day and usually never think twice about how or why.We have accepted this as the system we would use in our day to day lives to calculate, measure, and predict.

Mathematics helps us function in society. Math helps us keep track of time and dates. It's the reason we know when to get up in the morning, and when to go to bed at nights. Math helps us measure. It helps us measure ingredients to complete a recipe and the distance we are from one place to another. Mathematics helps us keep track of money, and lets face it the exchange of goods a services are really important in today's modernized society. Therefore, mathematics help us add and subtract funds in a bank account.

But really what is mathematics? Mathematics is so abstract that we can apply it to pretty much anything in life. Mathematics is really up to you, there is no right or wrong answer!