Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1917 — Mathematics Practical Art [ARTICLE]

Mathematics Practical Art

Whatever may be said of mathematics as a “whetstone of the wits,” or as a mental discipline, the fact remains that the chief vitalizing factor of the subject Is found in its practical uses. Historically speaking, much of our advanced mathematics as well as most of our-.elementary mathematics sprang as a necessity out of very practical conditions. —Exchange.