Mathematics in the Modern World LESSON 2: PATTERNS AND SEQUENCE

LESSON 1: THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICS

SCATTERED PATTERN

What is MATHEMATICS? • The pattern that is not a

pattern, as the leaves fall
➢ Mathematics is the science of numbers, shapes,
to the floor or blowing a
patterns, and quantities and the relationship
dandelion flower and
between them.
watching the seeds fly
➢ Mathematics as a science means that it is
away in a random
systematic body of knowledge which focuses on
dispersion.
a specific study.
• Random or explosion
➢ It is the study of the relationships among
dispersal to maximize diversity and cover
numbers, quantities, and shapes.
➢ It is a universal way to make sense of the world
and to communicate understanding of concepts FRACTURED PATTERN
and rules using the mathematical symbols, signs,
proofs, language, and conventions.
➢ We use mathematics in our daily tasks and • A fracture or crack is the
activities. separation of an object or
➢ It is our important tool in the field of sciences, material into two or more
humanities, literature, medicine, and even in pieces.
music and arts.
➢ It is in the rhythm of our daily activities,
operational in our communities, and a default
system of our culture. MOSAIC PATTERN
➢ There is mathematics everywhere we go.
➢ It helps us cook delicious meals by exacting our • mosaic is any
ability to measure and moderately control of arrangement of shapes
heat. fitted together to cover a
➢ It also helps us to shop wisely, read maps, use surface without gaps or
the computer, remodel a home with constrained overlapping.
budget with utmost economy. • is a set of
➢ It includes arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, regular polygons
geometry, statistics and calculus. Mathematics arranged so that the
nurtures human characteristics nurtures human polygons share their sides and the polygons at
characteristics like power of creativity, each corner point are alike in number, kind, and
reasoning, critical thinking, spatial thinking and order.
others.
➢ It provides the opportunity to solve both simple
NATURALISTIC DRIFT PATTERN
and complex problems in many real-world
contexts using a variety of strategies. • Natural lines of drift are
those paths across terrain that
are the most likely to be used
What is PATTERN? when going from one place to
another. These paths are paths
It is a repeated arrangement of numbers, shapes, colors,
of least resistance: those that
and so on.
offer the greatest ease while
taking into account obstacles.
 • Paradoxically, it seemed that everything in the
world follows a pattern of their own and tamed
SERPENTINE PATTERN
by the same time pattern of their own.
• A serpentine
shape is any of certain
curved shapes of an KINDS OF PATTERN
object or design, which
➢ Patterns of Visuals - These patterns are can be
are suggestive of the
seen from the seeds and pinecones to the
shape of a snake.
branches and leaves
➢ Patterns of Flow – patterns usually found in the
water, stones an even in the growth of trees.
SPIRAL PATTERN ➢ Patterns of Movement - In the human walk, the
feet strike the ground in a regular rhythm: the
• Continuous
leftright-left-right-left rhythm.
outward growth.
➢ Patterns of Rhythm - Our hearts and lungs follow
• Maximizes a regular repeated pattern of sounds or
strength and structure. movement whose timing is adapted to our
• Packing a lot of body’s needs.
information and ➢ Patterns of Texture - A texture is a quality of a
material into a small certain object that we sense through touch. -It
space. exists as a literal surface that we can feel, see,
and imagine
RADIAL PATTERN ➢ Geometric Patterns -A geometric pattern is a
kind of pattern which consists of a series of
• Radial refers to the shapes that are typically repeated.
pattern that you get
when straight lines are
drawn from the centre of PATTERN IN NATURE
a circle to a number of
points round the edge. • By learning about nature, it becomes gradually
The white marble floors evident that the nature is essentially
were inlaid in a radial mathematical, and this is one of the reasons why
pattern of brass. explaining nature is dependent on mathematics.
• Mathematics has the power to unveil the
inherent beauty of the natural world.
DENTRITIC PATTERN
What is SEQUENCE?
• Whenever you
are moving anything • Sequence refers to an ordered list of numbers
from a point to a called terms, that may have repeated values.
volume the branching • The arrangement of these terms is set by a
pattern is going to be definite rule.
the most energy
conservative way to
organize that flow.
• As we look at the world around us, we can sense
• As shown above, the elements in the sequence
the orchestrating great regularity and diversity
are called terms.
of living and non-living things.
• The symphonies vary from tiny to gigantic, from
simple to complex, and from dull to the bright.
 • It is called sequence because the list is ordered
and it follows a certain kind of pattern that must
be recognized in order to see the expanse.
• The three dots at the end of the visible patterns
means that the sequence is infinite
Types of sequence
• Arithmetic sequence
• Geometric sequence
• Harmonic sequence
• Fibonacci sequence
Arithmetic sequence
• It is a sequence of numbers that follows a
definite pattern.
• To determine if the series of numbers follow an
arithmetic sequence, check the difference
between two consecutive terms.
• If common difference is observed, then
definitely arithmetic sequence governed the
pattern.
Geometric sequence
• All possibilities must be explored until some
patterns of uniformity can intelligently be struck.
• At first it may seem like pattern less but only by
digging a little bit deeper that we can finally
delve the constancy
Harmonic sequence
• In the sequence, the reciprocal of the terms
behaved in a manner like arithmetic sequence.
• With this pattern, the reciprocal appears like
arithmetic sequence. Only in recognizing the
appearance that we can finally decode the
sequencing the govern the series.
Fibonacci sequence
• This specific sequence was named after an
Italian mathematician Leonardo Pisano Bigollo
(1170 - 1250).
• He discovered the sequence while he was
studying rabbits.
• The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers
governed by some unusual arithmetic rule.
• The sequence is organized in a way a number can
be obtained by adding the two previous
numbers.
Fibonacci sequence
• 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, …
• To explore a little bit more about the Fibonacci
sequence, the location of the term was
conventionally tagged as Fib(𝑛).
• the Fib(𝑛) is actually referring to the the 𝑛th
term of the sequence. It is also possible to make
some sort of addition in this sequence.
LESSON 3: MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLS
The Tower of Babel
• This story is about constructing a tower in able
to reach its top to heaven; the Kingdom of God.
• At first, the construction of a tower is smoothly
being done since all of the workers have only
one and only one language. But God disrupted
the work of the people by making their
language different from each other.
• There were a language barrier and the people
were confused what the other people are
talking about resulting the tower was never
finished and the people were spread in all over
and different places of the earth.
MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLS
What is LANGUAGE?
According to Cambridge English Dictionary, a language
is a system of communication consisting of sounds,
words and grammar, or the system of communication
used by people in a particular country or type of work.
Did you know that mathematics is a language in itself?
• Mathematics is very essential in communicating
important ideas.
• But most mathematical language is in a form of
symbols
Example MULTIPLICATION PHRASES - Multiplication expressions
should be written in side-by-side form, with the number
• When we say that “Five added by three is
always in front of the variable.
eight”, we could translate this in symbol as
_____ • Product
• “5 + 3 = 8. ” • Times
• the first statement is in a form of group of • Multiply
words while the translation is in a form of • Of
symbol which has the same meaning and if your • Twice or double
will be reading this • Triple

MATHEMATICS AS A LANGUAGE

• Mathematics, being a language in itself, may

appear complex and difficult to understand
simply because it uses a different kind of
alphabet and grammar structure.
• It uses a kind of language that has been
historically proven effective in communicating
and transmitting mathematical realities.
• The language of mathematics, like any other
languages, can be learned; once learned, it
allows us to see fascinating things and provides
us an advantage to comprehend and exploit the
beauty of beneath and beyond

ADDITION PHRASES

• More than
• Increase by
• Greater than
• Add
• Total
• Plus
• Sum

SUBTRACTION PHRASES

• Decreased by
• Difference between
• Take Away
• Less
• Subtract
• Less than*
• Subtract from*