Abstract / Synopsis
Mathematics teachers must have encountered the following question raised by students: “What is the use of mathematics?” Although the value of mathematics is not to be determined solely by its applications, to the general public this is a more important and more convincing facet of the subject. Nevertheless, this also brings up the corresponding query: is this subject being properly used? Does mathematics play a role in moral education?
DOI
10.5642/jhummath.201502.07
Recommended Citation
Man Keung Siu, "Mathematics: What Has It To Do With Me?," Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 5 Issue 2 (July 2015), pages 90-95. DOI: 10.5642/jhummath.201502.07. Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/vol5/iss2/7
