Submitted by: Submitted by sanjanaa95
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Category: Spirituality
Date Submitted: 11/04/2012 05:07 AM
The statement “math is pure logic and has no room for creativity” does have its merits as mathematics requires a set of steps which leads to the solution of a problem. These sets of steps can be acquired through logical thinking and embedded within the minds of a mathematician through various amounts of practice! For example there are a variety of ways to manually multiply 347 x 23 as shows through abacus, and manuscripts of other cultures such as the Egyptians, and Mayans. Yet we use the same method of multiplication using the same defined steps to get to the correct answer. The lead up to these predefined steps requires large amounts of logic which is stemmed from the mathematician’s sense of perception of recognizing subtle patterns. This proficiency to tackle a problem through variety of ways require a sense of creativity inclusive of logic to reach a rational solution to the problem. For instance, within a chess game one must have both a mathematical and logical mind to see possible outcomes but also require a creative mind in order to create strategies to win the game. Moreover a creative mind can also create something of mathematical appreciation such as Beethoven’s symphonies or even use art, a form of creativity to portray the art of proportions of the human body such as from Leonardo Da Vinci. Thus through history we can see that mathematics and creativity has always been linked, either through the inclusion of mathematics in works of art or through inclusion of creativity within mathematics such as the ways to prove theorems from basic trigonometry theorems such as sin2ø + cos2ø=1 to something complicated like proving Fermat’s last theorem.
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