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Basic Mathematics in Christian Perspective TE
Basic Mathematics in Christian Perspective TE Author:Judy Howe (inside cover) — Mathematics is... — *studying one aspect of the order of the real world, and indirectly learning more about the God Who created the world I live in. — *learning to see mathematics as part of the truth and order that God has built into reality. — *knowing that there is a right answer. — *working to get the right answer. — *learning to ... more »go from the concrete to the abstract, from the particular to the general, from content to concept.
*learning to see relationships between one fact and another.
*learning to be precise and exact in my thinking.
*learning to apply mathematics skills in order to function in my daily life.
*learning to appreciate absolutes (2+2 always equals 4).
*stating through algebra the relationship among the various laws of the creation of God.
*learning to be fast and accurate in the thinking process.
*learning to master a received body of knowledge and applying it. This is one way of obeying the command of Genesis 1:28 to subdue the earth and exercise dominion over it.
Mathematics is the gate and the key of the sciences. Neglect of it works injury to all knowledge, since he who is ignorant of it cannot know the other sciences or the things of this world. -Roger Bacon, a 13th-century mathematician, scientist, and theologian.« less