Maths of cause and effect

Cause and Effect: Decoding the Algebraic Language of Dynamics by (Sami ullah).

In this article you will get to know about the maths of cause and effect. How does maths tells us about the relationship of cause and effect.

Since childhood I was curious about almost everything. When I reached class 6 there I studied about basic algebra. There I learnt that algebra is about x,y finding the value of x and all that stuff.

I studied about linear algebra, I studied that there are coefficient variable and constant in an equation.

But I couldn't get  them at that time. I was like everything has a use, nothing is useless so what is the use of algebra in real world scenario.

With the passage of time I got to know many new things I also got to know that mathematics is all about the logic and patterns of the nature. This amazed me that how so? 

So as I was curious about algebra and equations etc. I started thinking about it that what these things have to do with nature or how we can express our nature in mathematics.

Then a moment came I got that all. I was studying a book by J.E Thompson "Calculus for the practical man". There I saw an equation and my mind fleshed at that moment. When I focused on the equation I started to realise that this equation is made by considering real world scenario.

Then I divided the equation in each of its term and generalized every term in the sense of real world scenario at that moment I realised that algebra is about finding the unknown (effect) of a (cause).

It means an equation is the relationship between cause and effect.

Now there we discuss how so. We take linear equation as an example.

Linear equation 

Let's take a look on an example considering real world scenario.

For example:-

Consider a car is moving with a constant speed and it has already covered few distance and we want to know the total distance as the car covers with the passage of time.

So let,

The total distance we want to know= y

Speed = m

Length= time (x)

Distance covered already= b

So the equation becomes

y=mx+b

Think it as, 

Total distance= speed×time + already distance covered

Now here you can see 

Total distance (y) is the effect of the cause that is a car moving with constant speed (m) multiply by the passage of time (x) plus already distance covered (b).

Generalization of the terms of equation

Dependent variable (y) = The thing we want to find.

Independent variable (X) = The cause of the thing, which we want to find.

Constant (b) of dependent variable= What we already know about the thing, we want to find.

Coefficient / Slope (m) or interception of dependent variable = The rate at which the cause is effecting the thing we want to find.  (m= Change in effect / change in cause).

Conclusion:-

If you see anything around you and you identify that what is happening (effect) and why is happening (cause) then you can write the situation in the form of an equation just by keeping in the mind that what is dependent variable,  independent variable, constant and coefficient in that scenario.

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