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    1.1 Nature of Mathematics

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    This document discusses patterns in nature and mathematics. It provides examples of different types of patterns and symmetries seen in nature, including bilateral symmetry seen in snowflakes and honeycombs, and radial and rotational symmetries seen in organisms like starfish and flowers. It also discusses exponential growth models and applies one to model population growth over time.

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    This document discusses patterns in nature and mathematics. It provides examples of different types of patterns and symmetries seen in nature, including bilateral symmetry seen in snowflakes and honeycombs, and radial and rotational symmetries seen in organisms like starfish and flowers. It also discusses exponential growth models and applies one to model population growth over time.

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    Nature of

    Mathematics
    Patterns and Numbers in
    Nature of the World
    Patterns are regular,
    repeated, or recurring
    forms of designs.
    What comes next?
    a. b.
    1, 3, 5, 7, 9, _____
    1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
    Patterns indicate a sense of
    structure and organization
    that it seems only humans
    are capable of producing
    these intricate, creative,
    and amazing formations.
    It is from this
    perspective that some
    people see an
    “intelligent design” in
    the way that nature
    forms.
    Snowflakes and Honeycombs
    Symmetry indicates that
    you can draw an imaginary
    line across an object and
    the resulting parts are
    mirror images of each
    other.
    Bilateral Symmetry

    • An object has two sides that are


    Two Kinds mirror images of each other

    of Radial Symmetry
    Symmetry
    • There is a center point and
    numerous lines of symmetry
    could be drawn
    Leonardo da Vinci’s
    Vitruvian Man
    showing the
    proportions and
    symmetry of the
    human body
    Spiderwort with
    three-fold
    symmetry
    Starfish that has a
    five-fold symmetry
    Rotational symmetry is the
    property a shape has when
    it looks the same after
    some rotation by a partial
    turn.
    The smallest angle that a
    figure can be rotated while
    still preserving the original
    formation is called the
    angle of rotation.
    A more common way of
    describing rotational
    symmetry is by order of
    rotation.
    A figure has a rotational
    symmetry of order 𝑛 (𝑛-
    Order of fold rotational symmetry)
    1
    Rotation if of a complete turn
    𝑛
    leaves the figure
    unchanged.
    360°
    𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 =
    𝑛
    1.What is the order
    of rotation?
    2.What is the angle
    of rotation?
    Hyena

    Tiger
    Snail’s Shell
    World
    Population
    𝑟𝑡
    𝐴 = 𝑃𝑒
    where
    𝐴 = 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑡 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑠
    𝑃 = 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒
    𝑟 = 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑡ℎ
    𝑡 = 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
    Population Growth
    The exponential growth model 𝐴 =
    30𝑒 0.02𝑡 describes the population of
    a city in the Philippines in
    thousands, 𝑡 years after 1995.
    1. What was the population of the
    city in 1995?
    2. What will be the population in
    2017?
    Solution
    1. 𝑡 = 0
    𝐴 = 30𝑒 0.02𝑡
    𝐴 = 30𝑒 0.02 0
    𝐴 = 30𝑒 0
    𝐴 = 30 1
    𝑨 = 𝟑𝟎
    The population of the city in 1995 is 30.
    Solution
    1. 𝑡 = 2017 − 1995 = 22
    𝐴 = 30𝑒 0.02𝑡
    𝐴 = 30𝑒 0.02 22
    𝐴 = 30𝑒 0.44
    𝐴 = 30 1.55271
    𝑨 = 𝟒𝟔. 𝟓𝟖𝟏𝟑
    𝑨 = 𝟒𝟕
    The population of the city in 2017 would be about 47,000.

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