Task 1.

1. Go to the garden or in your backyard, and start counting leaves and petals.
Write the results on this form:

Plant Name or Description: Stairway to Heaven

a. Do the leaves grow in spirals? (Yes/No) Yes.

What is the pattern of the leaves?

Fibonacci Spiral

b. Are there flowers? (Yes/No). No

What is the arrangement of the petals?

Alternate

2. Look at the outer skin of a pineapple. How many designs are in the outer
skin of pineapple? Is there a pattern? Justify your answer.

The pineapple has eight rows of scales, the diamond-shaped markings,

sloping to the left and thirteen sloping to the right.
It would be fascinating to learn how Fibonacci numbers got turned into
DNA codes and why those particular numbers, to yield that unique
geometrical arrangement. At the tip of a shoot of a growing plant you can
detect the parts from which all the main features – leaves, petals, sepals,
florets – develop. Around the apex one by one tiny lumps – called primordial
– form. Each primordium grows away from the apex and eventually the
lump develops into a leaf etc. Successive primordial are spaced rather
sparsely along the tightly-wound spiral called the generative spiral. The
essential qualitative feature is the angle between successive primordia and
this too is related to Fibonacci numbers!
Successive angles (drawn from the centres of successive primordial to
the centre of the apex) are fairly equal and their common value – 137.5˚ –
is called the divergence angles. Form a fraction by dividing two successive
numbers in the Fibonacci series (e.g. 34/55) and multiply by 360˚ (angles in
a circle) to get 222.5˚. Since this is more than 180˚ (a straight line) we
must measure in the opposite direction – or equivalently, subtract it from
360˚ – and the result is 137.5˚. The ratio of consecutive Fibonacci numbers
(that first division above 34/55 or 55/89) gets closer and closer to
0.618034. The limiting value is half of ( √5 -1) the golden number. And the
angle between successive primordial is the ‘golden angle’ of 360˚ (1-Φ) ˚ =
137.5˚ (where Φ is (√5 -1)/2).
How does this explain the number of petals, or in other words what is
this inter-relationship of Fibonacci numbers? Well, basically you get one
 petal at the outer edge of each spiral! And why this pattern? Because it is
the most efficient possible in nature to pack the greatest number of seeds in
the smallest confined space. This increases the chances of survival of that
plant (and that species). Any other angle would leave gaps and the
primordial wouldn’t pack so efficiently. You need an irrational number – a
multiple that is not an exact fraction and the most irrational number is the
golden number.
All these terms – not to mention the related concepts – were alien to me
as a teenager, not having been given a related context. It’s different when
you see that they all have their place – a central and essential place – in
nature.

Task 2.
A. From the ten (10) reasons why mathematics is important, state five (5)
additional reasons with clear description of application. State disadvantage if
the person does not know and understand Mathematics.

Reasons Setbacks

Mathematics develops the ability to
think
Thanks to mathematics, we can
explain how things work
Mathematics promotes wisdom
because to find the solutions, you have
to think of a whole coherent process. It
could be said that mathematics is
fundamental in the education of
children since math teaches them to
think
that is, we can express our thoughts
and ideas with clarity, coherence, and
precision. This is fundamental and very
positive so that all the others
understand us and know that we are
people with a clear and coherent
thought. Our way of ordering ideas and
expressing them correctly is a big part
of our image
Mathematics applies to other sciences
as in new technologies and it is very
present in our life. In fact, many of the
phenomena of our daily life are
governed by the exact sciences. The
teaching of mathematics helps and
enables students to be able to reach
their own convictions, as it teaches
them that to solve a problem must
reach the truth, which there is no doubt
because it is objective and logical
Mathematics is essential in order not to
lose money
Math will be more represented in the
future.
When a bunch of credulous people
spends money on various pyramid
schemes, thinking that they will make a
fortune, they do so primarily because
their math is not their strongest side. In
particular, if you are the least bit
familiar with statistics and calculations
of interest, in a very easy way you will
recognize the economic fraud and
sellers of fog. With the help of science
like mathematics, you will avoid a
waste of money on various projects
and tips that you believe can help you
Whether we like that or not, math is
becoming an increasingly important
factor in a variety of industries. Future
journalists and politicians will speak
less and analyze more. Future police
and military personnel will use
technology that is certainly an invention
of scientists. Teachers and nurses will
also rely on numbers and technology.
Future mechanics and carpenters will
use optimization electronics and
analysis as much as they will use a
hammer and a wrench

B. Cite the mathematical application that you commonly do in each of the following
stations and state your appreciation.

Stations Application of and Appreciation for

Mathematics

1. Market 1. Change

2. Bus/Jeepney 2. Fare

3. Church 3. Donation

4. Club Meeting 4. Number of the attendee

5. Clinic 5. Payment

6. Court 6. Area

7. Laboratory 7. Measurements

8. Birthday Party 8. Guests

9. Watching Games 9. Scores

10. Police Station 10. Complaint