But we seldom realise the extent to which maths has invaded every corner of our lives.
One in three employers said standards were so low they had to provide staff with remedial training in English and maths.
Both rely heavily on maths: it's used in the statistical calculations required to decide which breed is best, and in the design of the trials that provide the necessary information.
Which do you prefer, maths or Chinese?
No policymaker understood the maths, but they got the message: markets were good, governments bad.
Whether or not readers of “The Quantum Universe” will follow all the maths, the authors’ love for their subject shines through the book.
By 1997, seven out of ten first-year students in the CUNY system were failing at least one remedial test in reading, writing or maths (meaning that they had not learnt it to high-school standard).
His report card can point up his talent for maths.
By 2015 states would be required to adopt stringent new standards and tests for English and maths, with a goal of being "college - and career-ready" by 2020.
She majored in maths and physics at university.
And the reason we don't notice it is that, entirely sensibly, the maths is kept behind the scenes.
Schools in this area are piloting the new maths course.
Student to teacher: I don't want to frighten you, Miss Forbes, but my father told me that if I failed in maths, someone is going to get a real walloping!
From Barbie dolls programmed to say "math class is tough" to ministers of state who will parse and analyse a sentence but refuse to answer "what's half of three-quarters?", maths-phobia is everywhere.
I want to study maths systematically.
Boys in the developed world are 50% more likely to flunk basic maths, reading and science entirely.
Ms Padua's portrayal of Lady Lovelace's obsession with and expertise in maths is likewise rooted in history.
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