The Imitation Game: Alan Turing

Humans possess a wide range of attributes and characteristics, of which one of the most funda- mental features is that of curiosity. This curiosity has led man to wonder, ponder and then learn. The curious nature of humans drives them to always try to find solutions to the puzzling mysteries behind their ideas and thereby ending up inventing and innovating, extending the boundaries of science and technology. Babylonians and Egyptians used arithmetic, algebra and geometry for taxation and other financial calculations, for building and construction, and for astronomy. To deal with the new dynamics that had arisen from the work of Sir Issac Newton and Galileo Galilei the creation and development of calculus was required. All of them made use of the fundamental tools and items at their disposal to achieve this, but would not have been successful without the one crucial tool - knowledge of mathematics. Mathematics is a language - the language of science and it comes as no surprise that mathematics is vitally important when explaining any phenomenon or scientific theory or proving scientific laws.

Mathematics is a logical and precise subject. Without precision in math everything is imprecise. A modest inaccuracy can produce a catastrophe. For example, if a doctor fails to calculate the correct amount of medicine to give a patient, it could result in a serious complication, such as death. A further example is the logic and precision it takes to construct a building. If there is one minor miscalculation the whole building could collapse, causing mass destruction.

“Research studies show that when students discover mathematical ideas and invent mathematical procedures, they have a stronger conceptual understanding of connections between mathematical ideas” (Grouws & Cebulla, as cited in Quinnell, 2010, p.35)

To me, math contains elements that make it both physically and mentally beautiful. Leonardo Da Vinci used the golden ratio for the “Vitruvian Man.” The Chinese poet Wen Yiduo created an architecture of orderliness by developing a new form of poetry. Adding word limits in every four lines in a poem, he allowed this new style of poetry to express rhythmic beauty. I’ve always loved math, but as I’ve gotten older I’ve come to appreciate its interdisciplinary nature as well. Math has the ability

Over the course of these past four years, I’ve learned and figured out that much of what we are being taught will have no use for me in the future. I’ve even had teachers who have told me that. For example, I still have no clue how insurance for your home or car works but I do know how to find the first and second derivative of any given function and give

Math continues on forever, and that’s the beauty and unexpectedness of math which is Kings message to the reader. Math is not a futile subject, it is full of mysteries and answers to our problems. We need to see math in a new perspective, and understand that even though the height and angle of the tree to the ground may seem pointless now, similar ideas could be implied to find and solve mysteries in the universe. King shows the purpose and gives motivation to continue enduring through the high school math, because later on math can be seen as “that of music or poetry” (King 23). Not only does King express the purpose of mathematics, but the purpose and the significance of having a engaging teacher. He explains how having an engaging teacher who loved pure mathematics was unexpected; because of this unexpectedness, king saw pure mathematics in “a different kind of time” (King 13). The love for pure mathematics has never left him, all because of a teacher who found purpose and value in math and taught with

My father always encouraged me to do well in school, and he was very proud of me. He always told me the importance of math and how being good at it would offer me a good career, but I was a teenager. To me, him telling me to do my math so I can get a good job ranked right next to him telling me to take out the trash. I needed more encouragement. I needed proof that math was actually used for something. Not one teacher ever pulled me aside and said, "Hey you’re good at this. This

This knowledge combined with studying Psychology has provided me with the opportunity to use research and human behaviour to further understand the workings of the brain. Psychological research also required statistical analysis to identify findings which studying Mathematics has allowed me to do effectively. In addition to this Mathematics has also enabled me to detect problems and think analytically to work towards a solution, this is a skill I use in all aspects

Remember being taught something new in a mathematics class and thinking to yourself, “when am I ever going to use this in life?” Sure, not every mathematical theory taught in class will be used in your career, but from my experience, many of the skills learned in mathematics are frequently utilized each day. While mathematics may not be everyone’s favorite subject, I found it to be not only the subject I use the most outside of school, but the one that I enjoy the most, which is why mathematics is my favorite subject.

Maths is ubiquitous in our lives, but depending on the learning received as a child it could inspire or frighten. If a child has a negative experience in mathematics, that experience has the ability to affect his/her attitude toward mathematics as an adult. Solso (2009) explains that math has the ability to confuse, frighten, and frustrate learners of all ages; Math also has the ability to inspire, encourage and achieve. Almost all daily activities include some form of mathematical procedure, whether people are aware of it or not. Possessing a solid learning foundation for math is vital to ensure a lifelong understanding of math. This essay will discuss why it is crucial to develop in children the ability to tackle problems with initiative and confidence (Anghileri, 2006, p. 2) and why mathematics has changed from careful rehearsal of standard procedures to a focus on mathematical thinking and communication to prepare them for the world of tomorrow (Anghileri).

Dr. Montessori said that man is provided with an innate power "The Mathematical Mind". She takes this term of the French mathematic, physic and philosopher Blass Pascal (1623-1662), who was the first to say that the human mind naturally has the characteristic of being mathematical and if you think for a minute we see that all progress man has developed is because the human mind has a propensity for accuracy, order

The origins of mathematics accompanied the evolution of social systems in many ways. The social development of any society requires some sort of calculation and the use of a number system. On the same way, the arithmetic

Since my school days, I have been interested in Mathematics because the challenge of thinking and the process of logic always attracted me to Mathematical problems. With my

Mathematics has been my favorite subject since I was 12 years old. It all began when I was 9 years old, back in Mexico. As any child, I struggled a lot with math, I did not know how to multiply in my 3rd of school, in fact, I did not learn the multiplication table during that time. I struggled with subtractions and additions as well. That was not bad at all, I really love that at that time I was having troubles with math. As a big sister’s must have, my big sister, who was really good at mathematics, helped me with math problems, homework and anything related to math, I felt lucky, not for her helping me, but for me sharing time with her, when that happened she tied to teach me how to solve more advanced math problem. At a very young age, I learned that math was not only a subject to struggle with in school, but it was logic, all those problems presented in my math class were some kind related to real life problems. When I understood that, I become more efficient at math, I was able to present a math problem in as many ways as I could, I saw mathematics more familiarly.

Mathematics is the one of the most important subjects in our daily life and in most human activities the knowledge of mathematics is important. In the rapidly changing world and in the era of technology, mathematics plays an essential role. To understand the mechanized world and match with the newly developing information technology knowledge in mathematics is vital. Mathematics is the mother of all sciences. Without the knowledge of mathematics, nothing is possible in the world. The world cannot progress without mathematics. Mathematics fulfills most of the human needs related to diverse aspects of everyday life. Mathematics has been accepted as significant element of formal education from ancient period to the present day. Mathematics has a very important role in the classroom not only because of the relevance of the syllabus material, but because of the reasoning processes the student can develop.