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an adult. Trigonometry is also useful in forensic science. It is used by a blood
spatter analyst to study how blood from a human injury splatters on a wall or
other surface. Analysts use angles and distances to calculate the third point
of the triangle: the person who struck the victim, where the attacker was
standing and how hard he must have hit the victim.

2. In medical field, Mathematics is applied in developing medicines to
cure diseases. In particular, probability and statistics are used to validate the
effectiveness of new drugs and estimate the survival rate of cancer patients
undergoing certain treatments. Many drugs are designed to change the
shape and how the pieces move. Medical professionals also use mathematics
when they write prescriptions or administer medication. They also use
mathematics when drawing up statistical graphs of epidemics or success rates
of treatments. Mathematics applies to x-rays and Computerized Axial
Tomography (CAT) scan.

Mathematical modeling is useful in medicine. Experts use calculus,
functions, graphs and differential equations to understand the nature and
behavior of an epidemic disease and to suggest counter solutions as
treatment for it.

3. In Fluid dynamics, calculus and numerical analysis are used by
engineers in understanding phenomena involving heat, electricity and
magnetism, relativistic mechanics, gravity currents, quantum mechanics,
viscous motions and others.

4. In Computer Science, applications of different mathematical
concepts such as Boolean algebra, logic, relations, functions, basic set theory,
counting techniques, graph theory, combinatorics, discrete probability,
recursion, number theory, computer-oriented numerical analysis and
Operation Research techniques are necessary in writing complicated
software. Discrete Mathematics and algorithms are considered as the lingua
franca for computer scientists and software developers.

5. Cryptography is a combination of mathematics and computer
science and is affiliated closely with information theory, computer security and
engineering. It is used in applications present in technologically advanced
societies which includes the security of ATM cards, computer passwords and
other electronic or digital commerce.

6. In archaeology, archeologists used mathematical and statistical
techniques to present data from archaeological surveys. They also use