Mathematics is the key to opportunity. No longer just the language of science, mathematics now contributes in direct and fundamental ways to business, finance, health,and defense. For students, it opens doors to careers. For citizens, it enables informed decisions. For nations, it provides knowledge to compete in a technological community. To participate fully in the world of the future, (we) must tap the power of mathematics. -National Research Council (1989). Everybody Counts: A Report to the Nation on the Future of Mathematics Education (p. 1). Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Scientific habits of mind can help people in every walk of life to deal sensibly with problems that often involve evidence, quantitative considerations, logical arguments, and uncertainty; without the ability to think critically and independently, citizens are easy prey to dogmatists, flimflam artists, and purveyors of simple solutions to complex problems. -American Association for the Advancement of Science
To function in today's society, mathematical literacy ... is as essential as
verbal literacy. These two kinds of literacy, although different, are not unrelated. Without the ability to read and
understand, no one can become mathematically literate. Increasingly, the reverse is also true: without the ability
to understand basic mathematical ideas, one cannot fully comprehend modern writing such as that which appears
in the daily newspapers.
Numeracy requires more than just familiarity with numbers. To cope confidently with the demands of
today's society, one must be able to grasp the implications of many mathematical concepts—for example, chance, logic, and graphs—that permeate daily news and routine decisions. -National Research Council (1989). Everybody Counts: A Report to the Nation on the Future of Mathematics Education (pp. 7-8). Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
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November Toets 3
Self study:
Curve fitting, unit 20
LeastSquares.pdf
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