Mathematics -- its place and role in our society. (Q1872754)

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    Mathematics -- its place and role in our society. (English)
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    The author discusses the role of mathematics and its place in our society. The point of departure of the author is ``Mathematics is the queen of Sciences''. The author indicates the role of abstraction and considers it is an important component of Euclid's geometry. Moreover, the author discusses the role of language of Mathematics, which is the most suitable vehicle for understanding physics. He indicates that many engineering disciplines interact with Mathematics through differential equations, as well as combinatorics. Furthermore the author recalls that, the worse of many of the Nobel laureates in Economics is dependent on mathematics. Wall street employs many mathematics PhDs to handle problems of Finance. Finally, deep mathematics has made its advent into biology, medicine, and social sciences as well.
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