Math counts at Huntington Learning Center in Nashua

NASHUA – The Huntington Learning Center is joining schools, colleges, and other related groups to celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month in April. Mathematics Awareness Month began in 1986 when President Ronald Reagan issued a proclamation for National Mathematics Awareness Week. The annual celebration is a collaboration of the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America and the Society for Industrial Applied Mathematics. The theme this year is “Mathematics, Statistics, and the Data Deluge” to bring to light how mathematics and statistics provide the tools to understand the massive amounts of data collected every day from many networks, instruments, devices and other sources. Math helps protect people from the misuse of such data and also is the key to using data sets for numerous business and other opportunities. “We live in an era where technology plays a crucial role in our daily lives,” said Edward Verney, of the Huntington Learning Center. “Data is everywhere, and used every time we go to the grocery store, every time we use the Internet. “This year’s theme for Mathematics Awareness Month really speaks to the practical application of math – something we try to instill in students.” Parents can help their children learn the importance of math in everyday life.