The bottom line is that human beings have brains capable of counting to high numbers and manipulating them, so we use mathematics as a useful tool to describe the world around us.

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These professionals use mathematics, statistics, and financial theory to assess the risk that an event will occur and to help businesses and clients develop policies that minimize the cost of that risk, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website.

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The team conducted a review of alternative math programs, and Harlem Academy soon became the first school in Manhattan and one of the first in New York to use Singapore Mathematics in its core curriculum.

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Academic philosophers use scientific method and mathematics to do their philosophy.

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Computers use the laws of physics and mathematics to make predictions based on simulations of the atmosphere that are represented on a grid.

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He argues that excessive use of whole-class teaching might mean pupils spending so long being lectured about mathematics that they never get to solve equations for themselves.

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