Name: Charles Thoven P.

Alido Date: 11/18/2020

Year & Section: BSN 1D

Activity: Collect pictures showing the application of mathematics in different work stations in
your community.

1.

PREDICTING THE WEATHER

The weather is an incredibly complex system back at the old times it is nearly
impossible to predict the weather, but with the help of mathematics and
supercomputers it is somehow possible. Tiny differences in measurements and the
simulation parameters can have great effect on these predictions. Therefore, it is still
impossible to accurately predict the weather more than a few weeks in advance – but
the accuracy of mathematical models and speed of computers will only improve in the
future.

2.

EPIDEMICS
ANALYSIS
When a new epidemic starts one can fear that it will not stop since there are
always new cases. Doctors and nurses use math when they write prescriptions or administer
medication. They also use math when drawing up statistical graphs of epidemics or success
rates of treatments. Numbers provide an abundance of information for medical professionals.
 3.

NEUROLOGY
Virtually all scientific problems in neuroscience require mathematical analysis, and all
neuroscientists are increasingly required to have a significant understanding of mathematical
methods. Neuroscience has progressed past the observation stage of science to the stage of
theories and models. Most theories in science involve quantity and geometry, and the best
way to state them is in terms of mathematical notations and concepts. That holds for
neuroscience as well. 

4.

ROLLER COASTER DESIGN

Basic mathematical subjects such as calculus help determine the height needed to allow
the car to get up the next hill, the maximum speed, and the angles of ascent and descent.
These calculations also help make sure that the roller coaster is safe. No doubt about it—math
keeps you on track. Mathematics can be used to calculate the forces acting on roller coaster
trains as they gain momentum and the structural support needed to support these forces.
Mathematical equations and calculus can also be used to calculate the shape of a smooth
track including loops ‘corkscrews’ and many other features.
 5.

TECTONIC PLATE MOTION

We know more about stars light years away than we do about the mantle that begins
just tens of miles beneath our feet. Although friction between tectonic plates is the ultimate
factor in determining earthquakes, the driving force for earthquakes and volcanoes is
convection in the mantle. The application of these forces to the tectonic plates is governed by
continuum mechanics, but the uncertainties in modeling seismic events which emerge from
the variability within the Earth, the complex geometries that are present, and highly
complicated material properties are profound. 

6.
 MAKING MUSIC
Math and music are usually organized into two separate categories, without obvious
overlap.  It tends to be that people are good at math and science or art and music, as if the
two elements could not be placed together logically.  In actuality, math and music are indeed
related and we commonly use numbers and math to describe and teach music.

7.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

AI is not magic; it’s just mathematics. The ideas behind thinking machines and the
possibility to mimic human behavior are done with the help of mathematical concepts.
Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics are the two branches of the same tree. If you want to
thrive in your AI career, then you need to study mathematics; merely being a fan of science
fiction won’t be enough. If you’re going to build an Artificial Intelligence career and dominate
hiring in the space, be friends with mathematics, and it will rock your world.

8.
 LAUNCHING ROCKETS
The mathematics of spaceflight involves the combination of knowledge from two
different areas of physics and mathematics: rocket science and celestial mechanics. Rocket
science is the study of how to design and build rockets and how to efficiently launch a vehicle
into space. Celestial mechanics is the study of the mathematics of orbits and trajectories in
space. Celestial mechanics uses the laws of motion and the law of gravity as first stated
by Isaac Newton.

9.
 NAVIGATION
Navigation at it's most basic form uses trigonometry, to identify a location. Early forms
of navigation included using a star charts, an instrument called a sextant, and an accurate
clock. The sextant measures the distance between a specific constellation and the horizon. The
measurements between constellations and the horizon change based on time of day and time
of year. Sailors compared the sextant's measurements to their intended path. NASA still uses
celestial navigation, though the technical sophistication has improved.

10.
 CODES AND COMMUNICATION
The transformation of information from analogue to digital form and back again,
processing the signals for transmission by whatever means – radio, television, cable and
optical fibre all requires the use of mathematics. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus are
fundamental requirements for designing communications systems. The electronic filters that
remove unwanted and interfering signals are designed by solving polynomial equations. Digital
filters that process the 0s and 1s are often based on transforming analogue filter designs using
the theory of complex numbers. Probability and statistics are needed to quantify the
performance achieved by communications systems when the signals are transmitted over
channels that distort them and add noise and interference.