Reforçando a importância da matemática por ocasião da pandemia

Abstract

The present work aims to analyze the popularization of mathematics, through the dissemination in digital media and the media in general, in the work that has been carried out by scientists and researchers in the health area, in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Using formulas, models, notations, graphs and other mathematical concepts, analyses are made and elaborated lines of work based on the data and available studies. All this, to outline strategies and contain the spread of the disease caused by the Virus SARS-COV-2, better known as coronavirus. Thus, with this scenario, we reinforce the relevance of mathematics in people's lives and for science in general, with the main focus of its significant contributions to the fight against the Pandemic. Models, mathematical calculations and numerical simulations have been used in the past with the objective of understanding and reacting more effectively for the containment and eradication of pandemies and endemics. However, unlike the past, we currently have in our favor the mass media and social media that can transmit news and information instantly, making it much easier for the general public of science to perceive the fight against the pandemic and consequently the application of mathematics in this scenario. Thus, this paper highlights how the dissemination of mathematics can contribute to motivate students and the general population to study and seek a better understanding of mathematics. The investigation is characterized by a qualitative approach and adopts documentary research as a theoretical basis.