Why Math?
WHY STUDY MATH?
Answers the age-old question, "When are we ever going to use/need this?
To use it.
Yes, you actually can "use" some of what we learn in every day life--for managing personal finances & investments, shopping, home maintenance projects, forming political or social opinions, in leisure time activities & hobbies, or on the job in your career.
As a stepping stone.
Some things you learn just so that you have the fundamental knowledge necessary before learning more complex, and possibly more relevant, topics.
As a test or "proving ground".
Sometimes employers just want to find the "best and brightest", or those who have "learned how to learn", figuring that "Hey, if they can pass statistics or calculus, I can certainly train them to do this job".
As exercise for the brain.
When LeBron James <or insert famous athlete of the day> goes to the gym and lifts dumbbells or does pushups, he may ask himself, "When am I ever going to have to use this in a basketball game?" (he won't), but he does it to make himself stronger.
Math makes your brain stronger!
For the fun of it!
Some people, like me, actually enjoy escaping life's pressures with a good, satisfying math problem. Look at the popularity of Sudoku puzzles.
