The importance of arithmetic in math

Arithmetic is the ABC of math. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are the basics of math and every math operation known to humankind. In one way or another, every equation, graph, and an enormous amount of other things can be broken down into the ABC's of math, the four basic operations. As people say, math is a language, and addition subtraction, multiplication, and division are its alphabet, along with the number line as well. The …

…properties, I can just understand the works behind all of them and only after time and repetition can I pick up and second nature them. Not only that, this approach brings logic behind all of math so that it is not memorization, its understanding and being able to apply what you learned to a number of slightly altered situations. This maximizes the ability to use the properties in every way possible, making them most useful.