MATHEMATICS

i n t he M ode r n Wor l d
MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

• It is about mathematics as a system of knowing and

understanding our surroundings.

• It provides glimpses into the nature of mathematics

and how it is used to understand our world.
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CHAPTER 1

PATTERNS
Numbers in Nature and the World
Figure 5 Figure 6
Square Packing Hexagonal Packing
 FRACTALS are detailed patterns that look similar at any scale
and repeats itself over time.

Triangle repeated itself Fern Fractals in tree

over time
TESSELLATIONS are patterns that are formed by repeated cubes
or tiles.

Chess board Honeycomb Floor tiles

 𝒓𝒕
𝑨=𝑷 𝒆
Where:
A – size of population after it grows.
P – initial number of population
e – Euler’s constant, approximate value of 2.718
r – rate of growth
t – time

Derivation of Formula:

𝑨
𝑷 = 𝒓𝒕 𝒓=
𝐥𝐧 ( ) 𝑨
𝑷
𝒕=
𝐥𝐧 ( ) 𝑨
𝑷
𝒆 𝒕 𝒓
LET’S TRY!
The exponential growth model describes the population of a
city in the Philippines in thousand, t years after 1995.

a) what was the population of the city in 1995?

b) What will be the population in 2017?