A foreign mathematician asked a China student a question. A shopping mall caught fire and there were 500 people in it. Then 300 people escaped and eight firefighters went in. * * * How many people have died?

The students said that * * * sacrificed eight people, foreign mathematicians said that you didn't understand mathematics at all, and China students said that you didn't understand China at all.

mathematics

Mathematics is a universal means for human beings to strictly describe the abstract structure and mode of things, and can be applied to any problem in the real world. All mathematical objects are artificially defined in essence. In this sense, mathematics belongs to formal science, not natural science. Different mathematicians and philosophers have a series of views on the exact scope and definition of mathematics.

Mathematics plays an irreplaceable role in the development of human history and social life, and it is also an indispensable basic tool for studying and studying modern science and technology.