Do you think that the level of prosperity of a given society influences the development of mathematics and scientific knowledge in that society? Provide examples of how these issues might be connected. Solution Eighty percent of the scientists who have ever lived are alive today.More surprisingly, the same statement could have been made one, or two centuries ago.Not only the science has been expanding rapidly since the Scientific revolution of seventeenth century, it has emerged as a dominant force in our culture.This suggests why many eduvators have realized that an understanding of the evolution of science and of its influence on our society is a vital part of our education. Contemprary societies are marked by new global trends-- economic, cultural, technological, and environmental shifts that are part of a rapid and uneven wave of globalization.The growing global interdependence that characterizes our time calls for a generation of individuals who can engage in global problem solving and participate simultaneously in local, national and global civic life.This surely asks for the development of mathematics and scientific knowldge in our society which is definitely growing in terms of prosperity. The history of Mathematical notation includes the commencement, progress and cultural diffusion of mathematical symbols and the conflicts of the method of notation confronted in notation\'s move to popularity .Written Mathematics began with the numbers expressed as tally marks, with each tally representing a single unit.The numerical symbols consisted of strokes or notches cut in wood or stone, an intelligible alike to all nations.For example one notch in a bone represented one animal, or person, or anything else. If we look at today\'s socitey than all these sybols have developed in a certain way with each growing period.These have evolved over years now and this shows how with the growth and prosperity the developments in Mathematics is related. The necessaity of accurately tracking the latitude and longitude for instance has influenced the developement in Mathematics and Science..

1. Do you think that the level of prosperity of a given society influences the development of
mathematics and scientific knowledge in that society? Provide examples of how these issues
might be connected.
Solution
Eighty percent of the scientists who have ever lived are alive today.More surprisingly, the same
statement could have been made one, or two centuries ago.Not only the science has been
expanding rapidly since the Scientific revolution of seventeenth century, it has emerged as a
dominant force in our culture.This suggests why many eduvators have realized that an
understanding of the evolution of science and of its influence on our society is a vital part of our
education.
Contemprary societies are marked by new global trends-- economic, cultural, technological, and
environmental shifts that are part of a rapid and uneven wave of globalization.The growing
global interdependence that characterizes our time calls for a generation of individuals who can
engage in global problem solving and participate simultaneously in local, national and global
civic life.This surely asks for the development of mathematics and scientific knowldge in our
society which is definitely growing in terms of prosperity.
The history of Mathematical notation includes the commencement, progress and cultural
diffusion of mathematical symbols and the conflicts of the method of notation confronted in
notation's move to popularity .Written Mathematics began with the numbers expressed as tally
marks, with each tally representing a single unit.The numerical symbols consisted of strokes or
notches cut in wood or stone, an intelligible alike to all nations.For example one notch in a bone
represented one animal, or person, or anything else.
If we look at today's socitey than all these sybols have developed in a certain way with each
growing period.These have evolved over years now and this shows how with the growth and
prosperity the developments in Mathematics is related.
The necessaity of accurately tracking the latitude and longitude for instance has influenced the
developement in Mathematics and Science.