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Essay About Math In My Life

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Whether you like math or not very good at it it’s apparent that it is going to be in your life in some way. Math plays a huge role in my life maybe not as much as a mathematician’s but it affects my life. For example, I use it every day when it comes to dealing with my finances. Math is everywhere so you must be aware of it regardless of how you feel towards the subject. Like many things in life we all have certain strengths and weaknesses when it comes to math I try my best and set my expectations as such.
When it comes to my finances I have to use math to budget my money for the week. For instance, if I know that I bills to pay I cannot go over my budget because if I do I will not have money for the upcoming week. I also have to be vary of what I actually am …show more content…

In fact it is important to recognize the things that we do in our everyday life when it comes to money it is with a doubt thanks to the understanding of math. I have also learned that I accept that is it is not my best subject but I acknowledge that and there is nothing I can do but try my absolute best. Another thing I learned which I thought was interesting was what mathematicians do on a day to day I just find it fascinating that math comes so easily to them. I guess that it really shows you that everyone truly has a talent that they excel at. This personal refection made me really understand the role that math plays in my life and how math effects my life. I also am hoping that my new found knowledge helps shape my relationship with how I think of math. But for the most part I have a better understanding and a new found admiration concerning math that I never has had prior to talking this course and I am hoping to learn more about it along the way as this as this course

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