Wikijunior talk:What can you use math for?

This a great idea for a book that could be very interesting. As a suggestion, I think "math" should be singular in the title. While "maths" can technically be correct, it is usually used when describing different branches, and kids tend not hear the term used in that context (or at least I did not). I suggest that some of the early chapters talk about the uses of elementary math, which they should be able to understand, while later chapters get more advanced. These later topics do not need to be taught, but only to show how they are used and what they can do, etc. The uses could include using math to solve puzzles and win board games, logic, making games (programming - but again, only an general overview; nothing complicated), and optimization. The more abstract uses, while important, should probably get very little (if any) coverage because not only will the math be incomprehensible, but its use will be as well. The best topics seem to be puzzles and games because they can be described physically and their purpose is already understood. Ian Burnet 05:55, 3 January 2007 (UTC)