LOGIC PATTERNS

 One kind of logic patterns deals with the characteristics of various objects while another deals
with order.
 These patterns are seen on aptitude tests in which takers are shown a sequence of pictures and
asked to select which figures comes next among several choices.

Mathematics in Nature

 Geometrical Shapes
1. Shapes - Perfect
2. Shapes: Polyhedra
3. Shapes - Cones
4. Parallel lines
 Fibonacci Spiral- the Fibonacci numbers (1,1,2,3,5, etc) and trace a line through the diagonals of
each square.
1. Sunflower
2. Pineapple
3. Fruits
4. Starfish
5. Length of a butterfly has a perfect ratio
6. The shell of chambered Nautilus has Golden proportions. It is a logarithmic spiral
7. Finger
8. Flowers
 Symmetry- when a figure has two sides that are mirror images of one another. Line through a
picture of the object and along either side the image would look exactly the same. This line
would be called a line of symmetry.
1. Bilateral symmetry- an object has two sides that are mirror images of each other.
2. Radial symmetry- is rotational symmetry around a fixed point known as the center. Can be
classified as either cyclic or dihedral.
 Cyclic Symmetries are represented with the notation Cn, where n is the number of
rotations. Each rotation will have an angle of 360/n. For example, an object having
C3 symmetry would have three rotations of 120 degrees.
 Dihedral symmetries differ from cyclic ones in that they have reflection symmetries
in addition to rotational symmetry. Dihedral symmetries are represented with the
notation Dn where n represents the number of rotations, as well as the number of
reflection mirrors present. Each rotation angle will be equal to 360/n degrees and
the angle between each mirror will be 180/n degrees. An object with D4 symmetry
would have four rotations, each of 90degrees, and four reflection mirrors, with
each angle

 Fractals- is a never-ending pattern