ABSTRACT
Mathematics is defined as the “science of numbers and their operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstractions and of space configurations and their structure, measurement, transformations, and generalizations” (Merriam-Webster, 2013a). Most people do not generally associate mathematics with communication when conversing and interacting with others. Usually, people do not also ponder the mathematics that represent network communication models when sending or receiving faxes and electronic mail messages or when participating in video or audio conferences. Many people do not consider the mathematics of frame rates versus the biological functioning of the human eye when viewing videos. Many people do not consider the mathematics of sound traveling through the air when hearing a police siren. Most people do not contemplate the statistics that describe written communications markets. When securing confidential information electronically, many people do not think about the mathematics of encryption and decryption algorithms that are associated with cryptology. However, despite such absences of thought, mathematics pervades all aspects of communicating.
