Ideally, we must recognize that in everyday life, each of us can be able to do mathematical calculations, and in fact, at every moment we do it; for example, when crossing the street, we evaluate "mathematically" the speed of the approaching vehicle, the distance between one sidewalk and another and the time we need to cross the street or avenue safely; In the same way, we use our "Numeric Skills" when we make purchases of the day, in our work and home activities, and even to "calculate" the time of day or to forecast an event.

Numeric Skill

The "Numeric Skill" is the ability and disposition, in terms of intelligence, knowledge, aptitude, attitude and experiences of a person to use and understand the numbers, including the performance of the mathematical operations implicit in them; in subjective and objective terms, and including signs, symbols and operations, which for most people mean making calculations on paper, while for others more advantaged in their abilities, involves making mental calculations; and in both cases with the greatest efficiency, certainty, accuracy and speed possible.

Literally, the word "Numeric" is derived and is relative to the Number itself, which means quantity; that is, a representation or expression of a magnitude valued with respect to another. In addition, it should be noted that the proper mathematical operations that must be performed, associated with the "Numeric Skills" configure an intense, special and pleasant sense of wisdom, success and comfort in life.

Fundamental Bases

In strict sense, everything related to the "Numeric Skill" is based on the following aspects:

.- Capacity and disposition to know the absolute, relative and progressive values of the numbers, both for the integers as well as for the rational and irrational ones; that is to say: real, imaginary and complex.

.- Intelligence, knowledge, aptitude and attitude, in terms of how to use numbers and signs and symbols properly, to make mathematical operations, and concrete numerical and practical judgments of daily life.

.- Ability to use numbers with the highest precision and operational technical flexibility, when adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, evaluating potentiations, roots and polynomials.

.- Degree of competence to have computing power, in order to develop skillful strategies when counting, graphing, evaluating, analyzing, quantifying, measuring, forecasting, estimating and inducing.

.- Capacity, disposition, intelligence, knowledge, experience, aptitude and attitude to perform complex operations of functions, limits, derivatives, integrals, summations, matrices, determinants, vectors, series, polynomial and differential equations, in the real and complex plane, and in multiple dimensions.

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