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Chapter 1 - Mathematics in Our World
Chapter 1 - Mathematics in Our World
Prepared by:
Mark Ronel R. Ocbian, MAEd
Instructor 1
Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students
are expected to:
identifypatterns in nature and regulatory in
the world;
classify the objects according to symmetry;
Articulate the importance of mathematics in
one’s life;
relate the Fibonacci number and the
golden ratio in the occurrences in
nature; and
express appreciation for mathematics
as a human endeavor.
Types of Patterns in Nature
1 1/0 Undefined
1 1/1 1
2 2/1 2
3 3/2 1.5
5 5/3 1.667
8 8/5 1.6
13 13/8 1.625
21 21/13 1.615
34 34/21 1.619
Fibonacci Numbers Operation Ratio
55 55/34 1.617
89 89/55 1.618
In Geometry, a Golden
Rectangle is a rectangle
whose side lengths are in the
Golden Ratio.
The Golden Rectangle
The Golden Ratio, Fibonacci
Numbers and Nature
The Nautilus Shell
Spiral of a Sunflower
THANK YOU!