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Mathematics has been defined in many ways through the ages, Mathematics is an inevitable part of
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Assistant Professor of
science and it is used in almost every field like natural science, engineering, art or economics.
Mathematics, Guru Nanak Applied mathematics has always been leading to important discoveries and giving birth to new
College Ferozepur Cantt, discipline. Another great source is Merriam Webster's dictionary and according to this mathematics is
Punjab University defined as the science of numbers and their operations, interrelation, combination, generalizations
Chandigarh, India and abstractions and of space configurations transformations and generalization.
There are many field in which we can use mathematics. For example (1) Cooking (2) Grocery
shopping (3) Diet (4) Budget (5) Building materials (6) Work (7) Visiting a foreign country.

Keywords: Applied Mathematics, Operations, Interrelation, Generalizations, Abstractions.

Introduction
When we get up we see the time of waking to verify whether we have enough time to attend
to various responsibilities. (Awareness of time, reading a clock / watch, planning one’s
routine. When we brush our teeth the life of the brush, its cost, the paste, its available
quantity to get new one come to one’s mind. (Cost accounting!). In this connection, use of
water, its availability, conservation, proper use of waste water are relevant to think.
(Awareness of environment, nature, preservation of the same). Drinking coffee, tea, milk- the
quantity, the temperature balance not affecting the tongue, quantity consumable, proportion
of mixes constituting milk, coffee powder or decoction, boiling stage, filtering mechanism,
washed cups / glasses ensuring health and a host of things require analysis, reasoning and
attention. (Practical knowledge of ratio and proportion in domestic life also). Same is the
case with bathing. (Water use and conservation). When it comes to wearing of dresses, the
size, the make, its durability, its condition washed and ironed with creases etc., need
knowledge of proportion, geometry. (Measurement of length, skill in transformation of cloth
into clothe and other ideas indicated). Taking food as breakfast needs clear knowledge of
proportion for preparation to have good taste- more salt, chilly etc., besides spoiling the taste
will affect health too as proper balance has to be maintained. In that connection procurement
of raw materials for preparation of food needs mention which involves calculation,
commercial mathematics to study how a dealer measures, calculates and gives change!
(Practical study of commercial mathematics can be used as project at various levels.

Cooking
When we cook we need to measure the ingredients in terms of tablespoons, teaspoon,
ounces, grams, kilograms etc. If we are preparing meals for many people, we will need to
convert the measurements can result in disastrous meals.

Grocery Shopping
In grocery or any other shops, mathematics is used for calculating the amount of the money
Correspondence: you have to pay and the money saved.
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Assistant Professor of
Diet
Mathematics, Guru Nanak
College Ferozepur Cantt, People who are overweight need to conscious of their calorie intake especially in they are on
Punjab University special weight loss diet, knowledge of mathematics is needed to calculate the total amount of
Chandigarh, India calories consumed in a day, one week and one month.
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Building Materials
Mathematics is vital in building anything from a piece of
furniture to some major building project. Measurements act
guidelines for building. Imagine trying to build a house or
even a bed without measurements. It's not possible at all.

Work
Mathematics is needed everywhere work irrespective of the
field of work you are employed in. Besides the business
analysis, bank officials and financial accountants that need
to be competent in mathematics. We all require
mathematics to calculate our targets, salaries, and most
important of all, leave status.

Visiting a Foreign Country

When we are going abroad for a holiday, It is important
that we have knowledge of currency conversion, because
only by converting it back into our currency we will know
in something is expensive for your budget or not. But if we
can't convert currencies, we will never know if we were
getting it cheaper.

Conclusion
These are some of the uses of mathematics in our daily life.
By seeing itself, we can understand mathematics plays an
important role in our daily life.

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