What does come to your mind when a friend says, “Let’s do math?” Problems to attend to; equations to be used; or complex numbers to contend with – quite naturally, math is about them all, and much more. Solving a theorem or a problem is like going on a long trek or scaling a mountain. The journey is challenging, adventurous, and often unpredictable. The feeling on arriving at the destination is, however, exhilarating.

Think of a number between 1 and 10. Now go through the following steps:
i. Multiply by the number 3
ii. Add 6 to the product
iii. Triple it
iv. Add the two-digits of the answer (add them again if you still have two-digits)

By now you would have figured that any number between 1 and 10 put through the above sequence will eventually be the magic number 9. Now, try figuring out the reason behind this? It would take you into number theory and the world of algebra. We could lay down the answer, but prefer you figure it out.

While the above is a good trick, Math is more than just numbers. Math is the language of nature.