Mathematics in Application:constructions

Math is the foundation of everything, from science like units and binaries to constructions like my project - a model of a house. Every bit of every cut, every placement of a stone, and every cubic foot of concrete poured (and the chemical composition of that concrete) is formed of Mathematics. To have a good, livable and safe house, Math is indispensable. Why? You wouldn't know what angle to put something in or how long a board should be. If you make a wrong cut, or placed it in a wrong site, you might have to buy more material to replace the ruined ones, or if you continue, the house would most likely be dangerous to live in.

Starting from blue prints, math is already used. You must know the square footage of the dwelling in order to figure out the cost of materials such as concrete, wood, plumbing, wiring, and many other things. Once the concrete has been poured you need to have the trusses and that requires a lot of math. You need to know that angle and how much weight each truss is going to support. After picturing everything, you need to measure the whole place for preparations, calculate the materials needed and to be bought, and finally make your plans real.

Geometry, Trigonometry, Measurements, Budget, and Housing Market, all of these are a huge part of construction. From doing cost estimating based on number of square feet of flooring material to structural engineering to designing trusses to meet floor loading requirements for a given span. If you cannot

even remember what a right angle is to square up a wall, or how to find level or what degree of a cut you need to make and how long that piece of molding must be to seamlessly fit with the piece cut, there's no way you can build a home. You have to square up and measure just about everything, from the moldings up to the rooms to put in hardwood flooring, tile flooring, wooden walls, roof etc. Units, figures, measurements... numbers in real world are shown by cutting to the right size - rafters and stairs, calculation of angles and riser/tread ratio plus the specialty trades like plumbing, electrical - computing for the total watts used, heat and air. The length of lumbers will be calculated via trigonometry. The size of the lumber will be calculated using various formulas for strength of materials. And the cost will be figured by adding up the individual cost of the components. Designing walls, floors, roof; generally, art needs math. The beauty