Factors Affect the Performance of Freshmen

Chapter 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE

Introduction

We live in a mathematical world. Whenever we decide on a purchase, choose an insurance or health plan, or use a spreadsheet, we rely on mathematical understanding. The World Wide Web, CD-ROMs, and other media disseminate vast quantities of quantitative information. The level of mathematical thinking and problem solving needed in the workplace has increased dramatically. In such a world, those who understand and can do mathematics will have opportunities that others do not. Mathematical competence opens doors to productive futures. A lack of mathematical competence closes those doors. Students have different abilities, needs, and interests. Yet everyone needs to be able to use mathematics in his or her personal life, in the workplace, and in further study. All students deserve an opportunity to understand the power and beauty of mathematics. Students need to learn a new set of mathematics basics that enable them to compute fluently and to solve problems creatively resourcefully.

It has been long time to discover the importance of Mathematics in our world. And these discoveries lead us to more technological or what so called Industrial era, wherein the different usage of technological devices occur. In this era, application of Mathematics helps to develop and invent such technological devices. Through these Mathematics helps to develop and invent such technological devices, through these application our life became easier. Now a day, Mathematics is the key to all Sciences.

Despite explaining more about mathematics and the proof that it’s really important, the students today don’t like this subject. They think that the Mathematic is a boring subject, and it’s hard to understand formulas, they always say “Why should we study Mathematics, only four major operations are enough and the rest no longer needed. We do use graphs and formulas in our daily living?” Only if they understand the logic behind this subject and...