Today in math class we read the first chapter from the book Letters to a Young Mathematician by Ian Stewart. In this chapter Stewart is talking about how math is everywhere we look. For example, math is in agriculture. People don't really realize it, but it takes math to figure out when the best time to plant is, what the most efficient way to plant is, and when to harvest the crops. Also, with the new way of processing plants, there is a lot of math that goes into it.
Another interesting thing that Stewart mentions is the fact that math is in nature. Math is in rainbows. The way I see a rainbow and the way you see a rainbow are completely different. When I am looking at a rainbow, I see the light reflected in a different way then when you are looking at the same rainbow.
Something that this made me realize is that math is very underrated. It is around us in everything we see and do. Many people hate math, but does this mean that they hate the internet and cell phones too? Because math is very much present in those. I think that people should take another look at math and give it a chance, becuase it deserves some credit.
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