 The Fibonacci Sequence named for the famous mathematician, Leonardo Fibonacci,
Math in the Modern
World
MATHEMATICS
WHAT?
 Science of patterns
 Developed by human mind and culture, is a formal system of thought for recognizing,
classifying and exploiting patterns(Ian Stewart)
 study of numbers, symbols, and equations, an art of geometric shapes and patterns, a
universal language, a tool in decision-making and problem solving, and a way of life to
be exact and precise
 explains not only the regularities but also irregularities and complexities in our world. It
simplifies complex things by organizing patterns. It shows that there is a line that
connects everyone to one another and to nature
WHERE?
 it is in nature, arts, music, medicine and in other disciplines. It is our communities , it is
everywhere. Moreover, there is always a substantial interconnection and relationship
between mathematics, the world and the universe.
 Reveals hidden patterns that help us understand the world around us. Now much more
than arithmetic and geometry, mathematics today is a diverse discipline that deals with
data, measurements, and observations from science; with inference, deduction, and
proof, and with mathematical models of natural phenomena, of human behavior, and of
social systems.
WHAT FOR?
 Extremely useful in making conclusions and/or prediction of the events of the world. It is
used to describe the natural order and occurrences of the universe
 used to organize patterns and regularities as well as irregularities, to help us control
weather and epidemics, to provide tools for calculations, and to provide new questions
to think about
WHAT IS ALL ABOUT?
 about numbers, symbols, equations, operations, functions, calculations, abstractions.
And devising proofs.
also known as Leonardo of Pisa or Leonardo Pisano., this number sequence is a simple,
yet profound pattern. Based on Fibonacci’s ‘rabbit problem,’ this sequence begins with
the numbers 1 and 1, and then each subsequent number is found by adding the two
previous numbers, Therefore, after 1 and 1, the next number is 2 (1+1). The next
number is 3 (1+2) and then 5 (2+3) and so on.
 The Golden ratio often represented by the Greek letter phi, directly linked to a
numerical pattern known as the Fibonacci sequence, which is a lost composed of
numbers that are the sum of the previous two numbers in the sequence. When a
Fibonacci number is divided by the Fibonacci number that came before it, it approaches
the golden ratio, which is an irrational number that starts of as 1.6180339887… and,
once again, goes on forever. Also called golden section or golden mean or golden
number.
HOW IT IS DONE?
 is done with curiosity, with a penchant for seeking patterns and generalities, with a
desire to know the truth, with trial and error, and without fear of facing more questions
and problems to solve. (Vistru- Yu)
WHO USES?
 Mathematicians (pure and applied), scientists (natural and social), everyone uses
different mathematics at different times, for different purposes, using different tolls,
with different attitudes. (Vistru-Yu)
WHY IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW OR LEARN?
 Puts order in disorder. It helps us become better persons and helps make the world a
better place to live in.
CHARACTERISTICS OF MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE
NON-TEMPORAL
 It has no past, present and future. There is no conjugation of words in Mathematics in
the manner that English has a conjugation of verbs
NO EMOTIONAL CONTENT
 It has no equivalent words for joy, happiness, despair, or sadness.
 Does not speak about values in the manner that people speak about human values in
society
PRECISE AND CONCISE
 Exact and accurate in its statements and as a consequence, it has no need for
unnecessary words. This is not always helpful to students, because being novice in Math
they need a little more elaboration, more exploration and more explanation from their
teachers.
MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION
 Group of characters or symbols representing a quantity and/ or expression and
operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, and
other operations and functions as yet unlearned.
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION
 Is a mathematical expression which contains numbers, variables represented by letters
 and operations that indicate addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
ADDITION SUBTRACTION MULTIPLICATION DIVISION
Plus Minus Times Divided by
The sum of The difference of The product of The quotient of
Increase by Decreased by Multiplied by Per
Total Fewer than
More than Less than
Added to Subtracted from
 CLOSED MATHEMATICAL SENTENCE
 A mathematical sentence which is
known to be either true or false

MATHEMATICAL EQUATION
 Is a statement of equality between
two algebraic expressions which
contain one or two unknowns
SETS
 Any group or collection of defined objects

ELEMENTS
 Objects listed in a set
separated by a coma

MATHEMATICAL SENTENCE
 Is a mathematical expression which is
either true or false
OPEN MATHEMATICAL SENTENCE
EMPTY SET
 A mathematical sentence which is
 A set with no elements
true or false depending on the value
FINITE SET AND INFINITE SET
of unknown quantities
 A set is finite if the
number of elements in
 the set is a whole
number. Otherwise, it is
infinite. The cardinal
number of a finite set A is
the number of elements
of set A and is denoted
by n(A)
EQUAL SETS
 Two sets A and B are
equal (A=B) if and only if
A and B have exactly the
same elements.

UNIVERSAL SET
 Set of all elements
considered in a certain
investigation or group
SET COMPLEMENT EQUIVALENT SETS
 Complement of set A,  Two sets A and B are
denoted by A’, is the set equivalent if and
of all elements in the only if A and B have the
universal set U are not same number of
elements of set A elements

SUBSET OF A SET
 Set A is a subset of B,
denoted by , if and
only if all elements in A
are also elements of B
NUMBER OF SUBSETS OF A
PROPER SUBSET SET
 Set A is a prober subset  If A has n elements, then
of B, denoted by , the number of subsets A
if and only if all elements has is 2n
in A are also elements of
B, but
 A set is a subset of itself
 An empty set is a subset
of any set