Yesterday, Ghana celebrated the National Mathematics Day. February 14 was chosen to coincide with Valentine's Day but this year's Val's Day fell on a weekend, hence the choice of February 17. Globally, March 14 is marked as the International Day of Mathematics and the international theme for this year's celebration is, "Mathematics for a better world."
The website www.tntech.edu defines mathematics as the science and study of quality and structure, space and change. Mathematician Benjamin Pierce says mathematics is the science that draws necessary conclusions.
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