What is Public perception of mathematics?
'''Public perception of mathematics''' includes the way in which people (not just [[Mathematician|mathematicians]]) perceive [[mathematics]], and the public opinion of this science.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kaur|first=T|date=2022|title=Students' perceptions of mathematics writing and its impact on their enjoyment and self-confidence|url=https://academic.oup.com/teamat/article/41/1/1/6296167|access-date=2022-10-08|website=academic.oup.com}}</ref> The manner of public perception of mathematics is significant for many reasons, especially those related to education and social issues.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kopciewicz|first=Lucyna|date=2013|title=Mathematics failures in girls and ethnic minorities in the perspective of questions about ideologies in education|url=https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=269008|journal=Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji|language=English|volume=IX|issue=4 (23)|pages=15–31|issn=1734-1582}}</ref> In [[Italy]], as in other [[Europe|European]] countries, the public perception of mathematics is negative and full of prejudice often related to how it is taught.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Capozucca|first=Andrea|date=2017-12-01|title=Communicating mathematics in Europe|url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s40329-017-0199-8|journal=Lettera Matematica|language=en|volume=5|issue=4|pages=269–277|doi=10.1007/s40329-017-0199-8|s2cid=165668511 |issn=2281-5937}}</ref> == Education == Mathematics education plays a key role in the public perception of mathematics.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Taffe|first=J.|date=1989-01-01|title=The unpopularity of mathematics: can teacher education change the picture?|url=https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/aeipt.43135|journal=Australian Senior Mathematics Journal|language=EN}}</ref> The abstract part of mathematics makes the [[student]] feel to be bad at mathematics,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Mariamah|first1=M|last2=Ratnah|first2=R|last3=Katimah|first3=Husnul|last4=Rahman|first4=Arif|last5=Haris|first5=Abd|date=2021-06-01|title=Analysis of Students' Perceptions of Mathematics Subjects