FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 3: HISTORY OF

NUMERATION SYSTEMS
NAME(S) Jan Hughbenz Siraj G. Quizon SECTION
STUDENT NO(S). 2021027251 DATE 3/24/22

Instructions: Give what is asked below. You may write down or type your answers. Show
all necessary justifications.
Cheating in any form shall be subjected to disciplinary action.

I. Capture FOUR pictures of practices or structures that illustrate techniques in overcoming

the “limit of visual perception”.

IMAGE 1

The image above is a representation of the five-barred gate technique, wherein it is easy
to count crumpled bills when stacked, which the amount of five twenty-peso bill is worth a
hundred-peso bill.
IMAGE 2

The image above is the same as the first example, it is a representation of the five-
barred gate technique, wherein it is convenient to count peso-coins if it is stacked into five,
totaling into the amount of a five peso-coin.

IMAGE 3

The Image above portrays the dyadic representation, wherein it is arranged

accordingly to its graded value, from thin to thick scales.
 IMAGE 4

The image can be considered as a sequence of strokes, wherein it is a set of three

drumsticks.

II. Capture FOUR pictures of people or animals or plants or practices that

illustrate bijection. Give a one-sentence explanation per picture as to
how the concept of bijection is shown. (10pts)

IMAGE 1

The Picture above reveals bijection, by noticing the tip of the brushes, the shape is
different, and each set has different types of bristles namely: Nail round, Oblique, Round
tip, and Flat.
IMAGE 2

The Picture above shows an example of bijection, wherein the drums can be seen
as separate parts, the drum pads are positioned lower, and the cymbal pads are placed
in a higher position, both distinct parts emulate different sound in pitch.

IMAGE 3

The Pictures above reveals a bijection where the switches stem is the same color,
however the plastic housing is different, and it is affecting the led through the keycap.
IMAGE 4

The Picture above exhibits bijection, wherein it is easy to discern the number of
people seated on the dinner-table.

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TOTAL: 20 POINTS