Khatrice B.

Diaz Mrs, Maria Adelaida Garcia

PSYCH-1A MMW

MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

COMPILATION OF MIDTERM PROBLEM / QUESTIONS:

I. Math in our world:

> Watch “Great Demo on Fibonacci Sequence Spirals in Nature – The
Golden Ratio” by Wise Wanderer (https://m.youtube.com/watch?
v=iEnR8zupK0A)
1. Enumerate 5 manifestations of the golden ratio in nature and/or in
the human body.

- Flower petals -Spiral Galaxies

-Seed heads - DNA molecules
-Shells

2. Find the 25th Fibonacci number using:

a. The principle of Fibonacci
b. Binet’s formula

A. The Principle of Fibonacci

A. Binet’s Formula

F21 10,946

F22 17,711

F23 28,657

F24 46,368

F25 75,025
 MP # 2:
II. Mathematical Language
1. Find other names for the number “9” using √ ❑
2. In the mathematical sentence 8 x 2 – 6 / 2 + 1 = 6; is the sentence
TRUE or FALSE?
3. What is 1225 in binary form?

Answer:
2
1. 9 = 81 3. 10011001001
8x2  6  2  1  6
16  3  1  6
13  1  6
14  6 8x2  6  2  1  6
2. thus Is False because it is not equal to 6

MP #3:
Problem Solving:

One night the King couldn’t sleep, so he went down into the royal kitchen, where he
found a bowl full of mangoes. Being hungry, he took 1/6 of the mangoes. Later that
same night, the Queen was hungry and couldn’t sleep. She, too, found the mangoes
st
and took 1/5 of what the king had left. Still later the 1 prince woke, went to the
nd
kitchen, and ate ¼ of the remaining mangoes. Even later, the 2 prince the 1/3 of
rd
what was then left. Finally, the 3 prince ate ½ of what was left, leaving only 3
mangoes for the servants. How many mangoes were originally in the bowl?

Answer: 18

MP # 4:
Four levels of measurement (Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio)

Ratio 1. The teacher of a class of third graders records the height of each student.

Nominal 2. The teacher of a class of third graders records the eye color of each student.

Ordinal 3. The teacher of a class of third graders records the letter grade for mathematics for each
student.

Rational 4. The teacher of a class of third graders records the percentage that each student got
correct on the last science test.

Interval 5. A meteorologist compiles a list of temperatures in degrees Celsius for the month of
May.

Interval 6. A meteorologist compiles a list of temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit for the month of
May

Ratio 7. A meteorologist compiles a list of temperatures in degrees Kelvin for the month of May.

Nominal 8. A film critic lists the top 50 greatest movies of all time.

Ordinal 9. A car magazine lists the most expensive cars for 2012.

Nominal 10.The roster of a basketball team lists the jersey numbers for each of the players.

Nominal 11. A local animal shelter keeps track of the breeds of dogs that come in.

Ratio 12. A local animal shelter keeps track of the weights of dogs that come in.