The Original and Universal Language of . . . MATH!

The Original and . . . 
Universal Language of . . .
MATH!

MATH or to get technical ….. MATHEMATICS

FULL DISCLOSURE – in a galaxy (Alberta) far, far away (Calgary), I was a … high school Math teacher! I knew all about numbers and … stuff! But calculus is just a fading memory now! 😂

I firmly believe that Math truly IS A LANGUAGE! And I also believe it is the FIRST language ever used! Why? To me, counting alone is a primary form of communication! How many things are required to … survive?

Perhaps the actual concept of an actual number might be hard to uncover, but perhaps the simple act of sharing food – breaking a single thing into … more, could have been the first concept of numbers, and thus … survival. Just my own Theorem of The Day!

And my favourite lesson to teach, of all time, OF ALL TIME(!) is a lesson in Counting! That will be a future post and it was one of the first lessons I ever taught … anywhere!

There are some great sites out there that argue that Mathematics is a language and I agree with them!

  1. Why Mathematics is a Language
  2. Math is a Foreign Language: So Treat it Like One!
  3. Why Being Good at Language Arts Means That You Can Do Math
  4. Why Math is the “Language of the Universe:”
  5. Mathematics: The Beautiful Language of the Universe

My favourite, but not necessarily “best” subjects were Trigonometry, Algebra and Statistics (Games of Chance!) as I had amazing teachers! There was a direct correlation between a great and engaging teacher and, for myself, learning a subject – especially for math. I believe that is still true, especially for learning anything, and most especially for learning another language!

I was lucky to have quite a few AWESOME teachers – Math teachers, from Grade 7 all the way through to university! But I did hit a brick wall, at speed, when I needed one last, 3rd year Calculus course, way back when! I hit my limits there … pun TOTALLY INTENDED!

And lots of Math Jokes and Cartoons here too!

As long as there are words (and of course, numbers!) out there, there will be interesting topics! 

 

ENJOY!                TTFN!

 

 

A Performance of
Mathemagic

Math Isn’t Hard
It’s a Language – Randy Palisoc

Is Math a Language? 

What is it Like to Learn Math 
in a Different Language?

Is Math the . . . 
Language of the Universe?