Why is math essential?

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Why is math essential?

by sanju09 » Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:22 am
Why is math essential?

Math is essential because it is the most commonly used subject in the human race. Every livelihood uses some genus of math. More prominently, doing math helps the wits to reason and systematize complex circumstances or problems into lucid, straightforward, and commonsensical steps. Thus, as students are taught more maths, the underlying principle is that their brainpower will in the long run increase into coherent unit that can determine any intricate state of affair. The legitimacy is that in a civilization such as ours, lofty paying professions habitually stipulate somebody who can capture complex circumstances and abridge it to the stage that everyone can comprehend. Consequently, by knowing more maths, students give themselves the cutthroat frame they will call for to contend for these haughty paying careers.

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by seal4913 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:48 am
I like the post and agree math is essential. However, my question is why are the question on the math GMATs essential for a good business person?

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by sanju09 » Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:36 pm
seal4913 wrote:I like the post and agree math is essential. However, my question is why are the question on the math GMATs essential for a good business person?
GMAT tests our reasoning skills in solving complex situations swiftly and surely, opting almost Basic Math and English Language as sheer medium in which the complex situations at work can be effortlessly translated as a valid question to assess somebody's readiness for the course they could be undergoing.
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by Mike@Magoosh » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:40 pm
Hi, there! I'll add my two cents to Mr. Saxena's fine apologia for mathematics.

At Magoosh, we have measured the frequency of topics on the GMAT Math section. You will see the breakdown here:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/breakdown- ... frequency/

Here's a blog about one of the most frequent topics:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/integer-pr ... ion-topic/

I hope that's helpful!

Mike :-)
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by sanju09 » Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:45 am
Mike@Magoosh wrote:Hi, there! I'll add my two cents to Mr. Saxena's fine apologia for mathematics.

At Magoosh, we have measured the frequency of topics on the GMAT Math section. You will see the breakdown here:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/breakdown- ... frequency/

Here's a blog about one of the most frequent topics:
https://magoosh.com/gmat/2012/integer-pr ... ion-topic/

Here's a free introductory lesson GMAT math:
https://gmat.magoosh.com/lessons/307-math-strategies

I hope that's helpful!

Mike :-)
That's very helpful, really. A bit more useful than it's wonderful. Thanks Mike for sharing, I am happy to visit.

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