Science/Math article of the week

Math! Though it may be so boring, it is found everywhere. "Count your sheep while you cannot sleep, and don't keep waking me up," your mom indignantly says, and you surprisingly find yourself asleep the next morning. Counting sheep sounds really simple and easy, but this is also math.

Your dad asks the counter, "What will be the price for the computer along with the 27% discount?" It may seem like the counter person is just dabbing in a few numbers on his computer, but he is actually using math to calculate the discounted price.

So what is my point here? Counting sheep? Finding discounts? Am I in a math class or am I supposed to be viewing a blog?
It takes a whole lot of time to do your math  homework, but once you realize you are doing math all the time, wherever you go, consciously or unconsciously, math may seem totally different to you, as you are viewing things from the perspective of your so-called "boring" math.

Even when a few simple things' roots are math, you may find math in the most unusual things you can think of.
Why does my bicycle's training wheels stand unbalanced? Why do camera men use tripods and not a four legged stand? Why does my mom's cooking pot stand have three legs? Three legs or four legs, who cares? Architects and designers care, for if they don't care, their product will be a flop.
Math, math it is, the reason for all this. The reason for why architects and designers meticulously create their products so not a flaw is present.

There is a geometry postulate stating: A line contains at least two points, a plane contains at least three points not all in one line; space contains at least four points not all in one plane.

Postulates are basic assumptions that aren't proved. For example, 2+1=3 is a basic assumption and it cannot be proved. On the other hand, there are theorems that are already proved using basic assumptions like postulates.
To explain that postulate in layman's terms, it means that a line contains at least two points (it's starting and ending), a plane contains three noncollinear points, (three points not all in one line, triangle, for example), and four points cannot all stand in any surface.
So what can we get out of this? Three points can stand in any surface, rocky, rough, smooth, un-leveled, etc. Four points can only stand in a straight, smooth, surface. So now, with the power of geometry, camera men can take pictures anywhere, your mom can cook everywhere, and... that's why your bicycle with training wheels keeps on falling.

Yes, math is the reason for many things, so the next time you say "he does that for some reason," think about math before you ever try to find out.

Information source: Prior knowledge :)
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Science/Math Article of the week

Running is an important trait almost all creatures need to survive, whether they are running from a predator or having fun.

But there is one question, can those big, harmless creatures that are long surviving, elephants run? While most believe they cannot run, scientists have came up with a new observation. 

It is unbelievable, but these creatures can part run and part walk. They run with their front legs and walk with their back legs.
The way elephants move is by converting their potential energy into motion energy.
When elephants lift their foot from the ground, they convert their potential energy, or stored energy into motion energy, and when they put their foot back on the ground the motion energy is converted back into potential energy.
Elephants move like this, back and forth, converting motion energy into potential energy and potential energy into motion energy.

However, while running, the energy cannot be moving back and forth.
It is amazing what creatures do, and how they manipulate their actions to fit their body's ability.

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Nowadays, do you get interested in reading a book by its summary, or looking at its cover, and why?