MATHEMATICS IN THE

MODERN WORLD
ENGR. CONRADO R. BERGANTINOS
NC-COLLEGE OF NURSING
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MATHEMATICS IN THE
MODERN WORLD
Why study Math???

MATH ??!!!
Misconception :
> Difficult and Hard Subject
> You must be a genius to pass
the subject or have a genius
cheatmate/bff/source.
> Boring Subjects, everything is
all about numbers.
Reality
Math is a fun and enjoyable
subject.
It is all around us, from the objects
that we see in nature, system that
runs our gadgets, communication,
internet, economy and many more.
You don’t have to be a genius to
understand it, you just need
patience, practice and the right
attitude
 Yes !!! Mathematics is
Everywhere and is all Around us
We have math in : Our Nature

The recurring and grandeur geometrical

patterns, symmetry and design that
we observe in nature helps us improve
our designs in our cars, buildings,
gadgets and many more.
We have math on : Our
Structures, buildings
and cars

Which was made possible due to the meticulous

and intricate computations and engineering
We have math in : Our Economy, Stock Market,
ForEx, CryptoCurrency trading

By representing and organizing the progress of our economy by graphs and

charts, experts can easily study and come up with solutions and tactics
which could help us grow and improve our economy even more. On the
other hand, the same tactics is applied in stocks and bitcoin, which helps
them decide how and when to invest
We have math in : This Pandemic
In this CoVid19 Pandemic,
by tabulating and studying
available data about the
patients, we can predict
possible outbreaks, that
could happen in a certain
area.

Through this statistics we

could come up with preventive
measures and tactics to lessen
the possible infections.
We have math in : Computers and
Cellphones

Our cellphones, laptops and other high-tech

gadgets runs through a system, which runs
through sets of logical processes and
algorithms. In a nutshell, every processes of
these gadgets runs through sets of binary
codes or by 1 and 0.
We have math in : the internet, sites
and Apps

Same principle applies in these too.

We have math :in
our pictures that
we post

Digital Picture consists of pixels, whereas

these pixels have equivalent number that
represents the brightness or darkness of
a color, red, blue and green. The higher
the quality of picture, the more complex
this combination of color/numbers it
has.
We have math in :
Budgeting our Baon

May baon parin ba kayo kahit di

Even in simply allocating our pumapasok sa school?
allowances, such simple tasks
requires the use of simple
mathematical operations.
And the funniest part : we even use math in understanding MEME
 Yes math is everywhere and all
around us, here in our world.

We need to study math, as our lives

revolves around it. Having a better
grasp and knowledge would help us
device tactics to improve our lives.
Activity : In short and brief manner
explain, how does math affect our lives,
site one example, excluding those
mentioned, why it is important to us
Thank you !