BASIC
MATHEMATICS
SYMBOLS AND
OPERATIONS IN
ENGLISH
Yoga Dwi Windy KN, S.Pd., M.Sc.
Prodi Pendidikan Matematika
FKIP UNMUH Jember
Addition
Subtraction
Division
Multiplication
How do we read/pronounce
Mathematics symbols and operations in English?
Addition (Penjumlahan)
Addition symbol
Equals symbol
SUM
How do I READ it?
Addition (Penjumlahan)
Addition symbol
Equals symbol
… PLUS … EQUALS …
… PLUS … IS EQUAL TO …
… ADDED BY … IS …
Addition (Penjumlahan)
Addition symbol
Equals symbol
SEVEN PLUS TWO EQUALS NINE
SEVEN PLUS TWO IS EQUAL TO NINE
SEVEN ADDED BY TWO IS NINE
Subtraction (Pengurangan)
Subtraction symbol
Equals symbol
DIFFERENCE
How do we READ it?
Subtraction (Pengurangan)
Subtraction symbol
Equals symbol
… MINUS … EQUALS …
… MINUS … IS EQUAL TO …
… DEDUCTED BY… IS …
Subtraction (Pengurangan)
Subtraction symbol
Equals symbol
NINE MINUS THREE EQUALS SIX
NINE MINUS THREE IS EQUAL TO SIX
NINE DEDUCTED BY THREE IS SIX
Multiplication (Perkalian)
Multiplication symbol
Equals symbol
How do we READ it?
PRODUCT
Multiplication (Perkalian)
Multiplication symbol
Equals symbol
… TIMES … EQUALS …
… TIMES … IS EQUAL TO …
… MULTIPLIED BY… IS …
Multiplication (Perkalian)
Multiplication
symbol
Equals symbol
FOUR TIMES NINE EQUALS THIRTY SIX
FOUR TIMES NINE IS EQUAL TO THIRTY SIX
FOUR MULTIPLIED BY NINE IS THIRTY SIX
Division (Pembagian)
Division symbol
Equals symbol
How do we READ it?
QUOTIENT
Division (Pembagian)
Division symbol
Equals symbol
… DIVIDED BY … EQUALS …
… DIVIDED BY … IS EQUAL TO …
… DIVIDED BY… IS …
Division (Pembagian)
Division
symbol
Equals symbol
TEN DIVIDED BY TWO EQUALS FIVE
TEN DIVIDED BY TWO IS EQUAL TO FIVE
TEN DIVIDED BY TWO IS FIVE
We also have parenthesis used in the following equation
“Two plus four in brackets times three equals eighteen”
“Open parenthesis Two plus four close parenthesis times three equals eighteen”
Mathematics and Qur’an
QS. Al Baqarah: 2
“This is the Book, without doubt, in it guidance for the
conscientious.”
"Kitab (Al-Qur'an) ini tidak ada keraguan padanya;
petunjuk bagi mereka yang bertakwa."
Mathematics itself has a philosophy that comes from the
Qur'an (Salafudin, 2015).
Salafudin, S. (2015). Pembelajaran Matematika Yang Bermuatan Nilai Islam. Jurnal Penelitian, 12(2), 223.
Verses of the Qur'an discussing
the calculation of numbers
• QS. Al A’raf: 142
• QS Al Kahfi: 25
• QS. Al Baqoroh: 196
Allah's promise to Musa AS by giving him the
Taurat for as long as
30 nights + 10 nights = 40 nights
Moral values: Ridho
Accepting the decree of Allah SWT
wholeheartedly, without the slightest
rejection.
142. Dan Kami telah menjanjikan kepada Musa
(memberikan Taurat) tiga puluh malam, dan Kami
sempurnakan jumlah malam itu dengan sepuluh
lagi), maka sempurnalah waktu yang telah ditentukan
Tuhannya empat puluh malam. Dan Musa berkata
kepada saudaranya (yaitu) Harun, “Gantikanlah aku
dalam (memimpin) kaumku, dan perbaikilah (dirimu
dan kaummu), dan janganlah engkau mengikuti jalan
orang-orang yang berbuat kerusakan.”
Verses of the Qur'an discussing
the calculation of numbers
• QS. Al Muzammil: 3-4
• QS Al Ankabuut: 14
• QS. Al Baqarah: 261
• QS. Al Anfal: 65-66
• QS Al Hajj: 47
• QS Al Ma’arij: 4
Thanks
for your attention