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Angelica Walker
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06 December 2016
Mathematics page 267
Most high school students study several types of mathematics. In college, they complete
additional math courses, some of which prepare them to study even more kinds of mathematics.
You may think of math as one subject. In fact, there are many types of mathematics. This report
describes some kinds.
Arithmetic
Arithmetic is the first branch of mathematics that you studied in elementary and middle
school. It deals with the study of numbers and the use of four fundamental processes:

Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division

Arithmetic is in everyday math. You use it daily in your personal affairs, and arithmetic is the
basic for most other branches of mathematics.
Algebra

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Algebra is used widely to solve problems in business, industry, and science by using
symbols, such as x and y, to represent unknown values (Algebra). The power of algebra is that it
enables us to create, write, and rewrite problem-solving formulas. Without algebra, we would not
have many of the items we used on a daily basis: television, radio, telephone, microwave oven,
etc.
Geometry
Geometry is the branch of mathematics that deals with shapes. More specifically,
geometry is the study of relations, properties, and measurements of solids, surfaces, lines, and
angles (Geometry). It is most useful in building or in measuring things. Architects, astronomers,
construction engineers, navigators, and surveyors are just a few professionals who rely on
geometry.
Trigonometry
Trigonometry is mathematics that deals with triangular measurements. Plane trigonometry
computes the relationships between the sides or triangles on level surfaces called planes.
Spherical trigonometry studies the triangles on the surface of a sphere.

Probability is the study of the likelihood of an events occurrence. It is useful in predicting the
outcomes of future events. Probability originated from the study of game of chance. It is now
used for other purposes, including to (1) control the flow of traffic through a highway system; (2)
Calculus

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Calculus is high-level mathematics dealing with rates of change. It has many practical
applications in engineering, physics, and other branches of science. Using calculus, we
understand and explain how water flows, the sun shines, the wind blows,and the planets cycle
through the heavens. Differential calculus determines the objects speed when the rate of change
is known.
Probabilitypredict the number of accidents people of various ages will have; (3) estimate the
spread of rumors; (4) Predict the outcome of elections; and (5) predict the rate of return on risky
investments.
Statistics
Statistics is the branch of mathematics that helps mathematicians organize and find meaning in
data.
Anyone who listens to the radio, watches television, and reads books, newspapers, magazines
cannot help but be aware of statistics, which is the science of collecting, analyzing, presenting
and interpreting data. Statistics appear in the claims of advertisers. . . . in cost-of-living indexes,
and in reports of business trends and cycles (Statistics).

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Work cited

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Calculus. Britannica Student Encyclopedia. 2003.Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Geometry. Britannica Student Encyclopedia. 2003. Encylopaedia Britannica
Online. 14 Oct. 2003 http://search.eb.com/eb/article?eu=296426 .
Statistics. Britannica Student encyclopedia. 2003. Encylopaedia Britannica
Online. 14 Oct. 2003 http://search.eb.com/eb/article?eu=299352 .