Mathematricks.(math-related projects) From: Science Weekly | Date: January 14, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 Science Weekly, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Do you think you could go through a whole day without using mathematics? You use math all the time, without even thinking about it. You use it when you make a phone call, tell time, read a calendar, and change TV channels. You use math when you buy things, play games or sports, weigh something, and find your page in a book.

Early Mathematics

Mathematicians believe math was first used about 50,000 years ago as a way to count objects. Cave dwellers probably used...

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