Why do we learn about shape at school?  What use does it have in the real world?
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The study of shapes generally falls under the subject of geometry. Geometry is important because it makes our lives very easy. Look around you. Everything that has been made in factories, from your table and computer to your door and the car outside on the road, all of it is made of several parts that have to have the exact shape to fit into each other. Do you think if the makers of these things did not know about shapes they would be able to build all these wonderful things. I don't think so.
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The Geometry of Perspective Drawing on the Computer\nhttp://www.math.utah.edu/~treiberg/Perspect/Perspect.htm
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maps are really important, infact there is a area of study in math called topology.  Also topographical maps can be created using equations and vectors, you could do some serching on mathworld.com and they have some examples of topographical maps in their functions section
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U can see the whole world as Geo-metric figures. The Design of a house by civil Engineer is full of Geometry. Followed by lands Planned to use for building purpose and for Ariel view. And with the help of ice in winters if u go to the north and south pole u can find natural and Man made designs which r Geometric figures which u have mentioned above.\n\n  Geometry is not the different types of angles and triangles it includes figures like cone, circle, cylinders , Pentagon and u can go on  Infinity
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Geometry is the the mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids. it actually calculates all physical properties of objects that exist in this beloved universe.\nexample:\nhow to find the distance of an object using geometry.\nfirst you find the values that may bring a common relationship in all the various entities. then use the values obtained to find the most aproximate value of the property in which you are lookinf for in an object...\n\nwhy dont you just google it and you wil find all you need to know about geometry if I became detailed there wouldnt be enough space to explain the importance of geometry.
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you could search http://www.yahoo.co.uk or http://www.google.co.uk or try this address http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/shape_and_space/shape2_3.shtml
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we know the shape of the solar system because we know from tracking the movement of planets that they orbit the sun, as they orbit the sun they must be going round it, so that is a slightly stretched oval shape. We can estimate where planets are (i.e. how far away they are) by using stars that we know are different distances away and measuring or by using the Hubble Telescope that can see all the way to Pluto and further and measure the distance.
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Geometry is used in the field of surveying.\nProbability is used in all fields were estimation is required. It is also used in physics & science.\nStatistics are every-day things, like weather  charts, money spending, birth & death rates, etc.
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Do you mean, what is the point of studying math in school?  Studying math teaches basic logic skills.  It teaches exactly what it means to prove something.  Most people think that if you can show that something is likely, that likelyhood qualifies as proof.  It doesn't.  the problem is that we live in a society that looks down on logic, where people don't even know the difference between the questions, "What are you thinking?" , and "What are you feeling?"\n\nIts important to know how to apply a process.  To know how to approach any situation in a neutral, uninvolved state of mind.  Studying math can teach these things, if you surrender yourself to it.
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take a straw (cylinder) and ram it through a potato.  If you do it right, the straw will go right through the potato!  The cylinder is the strongest and most stable of the shapes and you can see why soups, veggies, fruits, etc. all come in cans!\n\nRight triangels, or right angles are all around you.  The floor and the wall of you room for example.  The bottom of a pool is a good example of an obtuse triangle, suspension bridges - trapezoid, if you look at the tip of a pencil - it's a cone but the shape of a cone when you look at it head on is a scalene triangle
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Graphics lends a visual aspect.  Many people including myself learn better and understand better by visual, not just verbal facts.  This is the main advantage.  Plus you can see better "the whole picture."  Depending upon the graph, often you can do comparisons by reading the graph.
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geometry using formulas and numbers, with good analytical description to show a problem or solution.\nIt does not rely on a picture, a diagram,nor solve a problem graphically. It solve a problem analytically.
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1. to tell the diff parts\n2. to do demonstrations\n3. for visual learners, they can understand better\n4. to study\n5. ...im out of ideas...\nhope it helped
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Almost people interest to anything visually and almost people don't like to read complicated explanations and complicated  numbers to get information. They like  to get information with simple and interesting way.\n\nGraph, chart, and table can provide data more simple and interesting according all the information those will be shown. For example, with using chart we will find more than two variables in one shape of chart, and also we can determine relationship between two variables directly.If the chart can be formed 3 dimension and with interesting color, that becomes more interesting to be seen.\n\nSo, what do you think?
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School is preparing students for the real world, and in the real world they will be faced with the choice of eating healthy or eating crap.  They should be able to make their own decisions about what they stuff into their bodies, with proper education.
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You can use a pyramid of cards to teach coordinate geometry (tessellations).  You can use it to teach Pascal's Triangle (permutations & combinations)
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It's because the world in question is ruled by unicorns and merry elves. In "that" world it's only natural that everything is either square or circle. Here of course we have irregular shapes and other geometrical figures like triangles, trapezoids and such. Must sound very strange to you I believe.\n\nUs earthlings, we have strange ways.