What is more perfect than a beautiful Sunday morning? I
stretched myself in the direction of the Sun just shining its warm golden
light. The entire meadow was glowing under its morning warmth and the dew was
still plainly visible on the blades of grass nearby. No,the birds chirping, cool
breeze invigorating me, the Sun rising from behind the mountains or rooster’s
cock-a ‘doodle doo didn’t happen, though I could hear some frogs croaking.
I was taking a stroll in the Central Park; the sprinklers
set up were spray painting the brown surface into lush green using those colorless
droplets. I was still thinking about the
movie I watched yesterday night- A Brilliant Young Mind. (Relax, no spoilers
ahead) The story revolves around a teenage kid who is a math prodigy, with an
extreme obsession of prime numbers.
Prime numbers are very rare, yet they are not useful in any
manner. They don’t divide, they don’t factorize, they just sit there and keep
on growing in the garden of the Number System. They are like weeds, the more
you will explore your garden, the more you will see them popping out; you can’t
get rid of them.
Mother Nature is a complex web of life and the lifeless. The
very state of being so perfect is the reason for life and also death.
Mathematics on the other hand is man-made, to understand nature and beyond.
Mathematics is the language of nature. Now, there is a debate over whether
mathematics was invented or discovered, but hey who cares? Either way it is
still perfect.
Everyday there are new discoveries that are made in nature
and in Mathematics as well. We are just getting more aware of the truth, which
exists independently of our acknowledgment.
Maths is founded on simple yet powerful elements-numbers.
Numbers, just like the elements of nature, share a complex relationship with
every other element in that set.
The relationship is universally valid. The equation, (a+b)2
=a2 + b2+ 2ab, stands true on Earth, on Jupiter and even
if the Sun goes down. Because, math doesn’t exist in physical dimension, it
entirely exists in human mind. Maths and human beings are co-dependent to aid
each other’s growth.
When we get to the bottom of it, we see that Maths is an
abstract representation of nature- element to element, shape to shape and
relation to relation. This fundamental reason suggests that Maths is no
different from nature. Hence any real world problem can be solved in maths and
any maths solution is effective in real world. If you think this statement
doesn’t hold true in love and war, think again!
Mathematicians have claimed the formula of love. No, no, its
not “Candlelit dinner+ roses + kissing=Love”. It is an actual mathematical
equation. Even there is an algorithm discovered for stable marriages. Do you
imagine how peaceful the lives of the humans would be! During World War II,
English mathematician, Alan Turing cracked the enigma code to help them win
against the Germans! This is the power of Mathematics.
It is not necessary that one should be a maths-wiz to love
mathematics. Anyone can love it; no matter if you are commerce student or a
medical student or an engineering student who has failed five times in Maths-1
subject. The reason why 80% of the students hate maths is the kind of approach
they got to it.
What is the largest number our mind can conceive? What is
the size of universe? Well the answer to both questions is one and the same. The
answer is not infinity, it is Zero. Yes! The size of universe is zero and so is
the largest number! Let me explain, for every positive number there exists a
negative number in maths. For every matter there exists anti-matter in nature.
This is the big picture. Therefore when you put everything together, the size
of universe is zero. Zero is thus, simultaneously everything as well as
nothing. That’s why its called whole number. You add or remove it still remains
whole.
This is how we should approach Maths from ground zero. Then
only we would realize the beauty of the concept of Mathematics. Its
groundbreaking revelations can change the human thought process once and for
all!
The next time you hear anyone say,” What is more PERFECT
than a beautiful Sunday morning?” I
guess then you already know the answer!
