Monday, September 7, 2009

What is Math, and Physics


Math is a way for us to simplify things in life, by giving numerical values to everything. I cannot think of one thing that does not have some sort of math that is involved in it. The thing about math though, is that it is very general. Math can take many different forms, graphs, shapes, and even money. Math is everywhere and everybody uses it, even if we don't know it, if we buy something we have to do price - money = 0 when purchasing something. Construction workers have to work with blueprints and cut wood, but that still uses math, if you have a 13 foot plank and you need 7 feet, you know to cut off 6 feet. Sorry if it seems redundant, but math is EVERYWHERE.

Physics is how we explain how our planet works. How we explain why we don't fly off to the moon when we jump, or why a car will keep rolling if the driver lets go of the gas and doesn't hit the brakes. There really is no "doing" physics it is just how our world works, Just like you don't "do" gravity, it just is there. Physics apply anywhere as long as you are are a human (nobody knows how physics apply to aliens). When you're driving fast in a car and you make a sharp right turn, your body goes left because of cetripetal force, which is a part of physics.
Math and physics both relate very closely and both apply eveywhere on earth, what is explained above is what Math and physics are.

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