Students often wonder why they've been taught what they've been taught in math class? "Why must we learn the quadratic formula?" "When will this help me in life?" I want to explain why I think math is a worthwhile and fascinating pursuit that helps us understand the world in a unique way. Martin Hairer, winner of this year's $3 million breakthrough prize in mathematics said that "Maths is truth. Once you discover something in maths, it applies to all eternity." My class would begin with showing real life applications for math that aren't so obvious, (why sunflowers grow in a certain way, why ropes take a certain shape when hung up). And I will move on to talk about what mathematicians actually do and why we find math interesting.