MATHEMATICS IN NATURE

Nothing can beat the beauty of nature. Finding mathematics in nature at a first glance
may seem less obvious. However, if one does take time to examine nature, then one can
describe its beauty mathematically.
In this chapter, we will be looking at patterns and regularities in the world and how
mathematics comes into play, both in nature and in human endeavors.
Read chapter 1 from our reference book: MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD, and
watch the video from youtube title Nature’s Numbers(MedlockTame).
Answer the following guide questions:
a. what new ideas about mathematics did you learn?
b. what is it about mathematics that might have changed your thoughts about it?
c. what is most useful about mathematics for humankind?