translation.en: Mathematics is the science of patterns, and we study it to learn how to think logically, critically and creatively, but too much of the mathematics that we learn in school is not effectively motivated, and when our students ask, "Why are we learning this?"
translation.zh: 数学是研究规律的科学, 我们通过学习数学来训练逻辑思维能力, 思辩能力以及创造力, 但是我们在学校里面学习到的数学, 根本没有激起我们的兴趣 每当我们的学生问起 "我们为什么要学这个?"