Calculation, equation, and, math is continuously revolutionizing our world. From the time mankind wanted to calculate the field area for growing crops – there was a thirst to know and understanding the secrets of the world. Why apple always fall down rather than flying, is there a pattern to the movement of star, what can assist in navigation, and why birds fly while we cannot – these questions of the curious minds lead to the thirst of known and the answer provided the mean to modernize the world one invention at a time!
1- Calculus
Due to the applicability of calculus, it is not only used in mathematics but in engineering biology, physics, chemistry, and many more branches of science. Calculus can help you in the determination of weather pattern movement of sound, movement of light, and motion of astronomical objects.
Euler’s Polyhedra Formula
Fourier Transform
2- Law of Gravity
Gravity is an undeniable force responsible for the existent of our planet. The law of gravity helps in the evaluation of weight and speed leading to significant modernizations including race car amd airplanes.
3- Logarithms
There are many example of the use of logarithms in the real world starting from interest rate to Google page rankings. Logarithms are also used to detect changes in multiplication and help count them.
4- Maxwell’s Equations
It is the set of 4 differential equations that describe the relation between electricity and magnetism. These equations are the basis for understanding the behavior of electromagnetism. From MRI scanners in the hospital to computer – the credit goes to the basic understanding of Maxwell’s equations.
5- Navier-Stokes Equations
These differential equation helped us understand the behaviors of flowing liquids such as smoke rising from cigarette, water moving through pipes, and air flow over plane wings. Navier-Stokes Equations are also used to model the weather and observe ocean currents.
6- Normal Distribution
Normal probability also known as normal distribution forms a bell curve and it is signifint in statistics. It is used in social sciences, physics, and biology to define the behavior of large groups of independent processes. Normal distribution is followed in the measurement of errors, heinght, IQ score, and blood pressure.
7- Quadratic Equation
There are various functions that are modeled by quadratic equation including shooting a cannon, hitting golf ball, and diving. You can calculate the expected profit you are going to get if you are using the quadratic equation. It can prevent unwanted surprises and provide you with the accurate numbers and what to expect in the future. Even in the business where you are simply selling bottled water, it can help you estimate how many bottles you have to sell to generate the profit you want.
8- Relativity
Relativity opened the door to understanding – be it our understanding of the outer space or the speed of light. It provided us with the idea that light speed is universal but the time factor is different for the speed of people or objects. Relativity helped us understand the fate, structure, and the origin of the universe.
9- Schrodinger’s Equation
The behavior of atomic and subatomic particle is defined by Schrodinger’s Equation. It enhance the understanding of quantum physics hence played a huge role in the development of computing devices. Computational chemistry is the direct application of Schrödinger equation and it is currently being used in medication and engineered food.
10- Second Law of Thermodynamics
According to the second law of thermodynamics, heat flow from hot to cold environment due to the change in temperature. This is the concept used in the working of internal combustion engines used in airplane, ship, car, and motorcycles. The law is applicable to all engine cycles and led to the progress of modern vehicles.
11- The Pythagorean Theorem
Whenever you need to find out if a triangle in acute, right-angled, or obtuse – you can use Pythagoras theorem for that. It made the life of mathematicians easier as it help them to find the missing length of any side of a triangle.
12- The square root of -1
The square root of -1 = I, this process gave rise to complex numbers that are supremely elegant. In case an equation have complex number solution, it will represented by ‘I’. With the help of this equation, mathematicians were able to find symmetries and the properties of the number which are implemented in signal processing and electronics.
13- Wave Equation
Wave equation as the name indicates describe the behavior of waves along with ripples, guitar strings, and incandescent bulb light. It is one of the first differential equations that helped us understand other differential equations as well.
The world of mathematics is abundant with equations that helped us revolutionize the world as we know it today. We were not only able to understand the concept behind natural phenomenon ut also manipulate them for the modern advancement. These were just the few examples, stay tuned to know more!