Name: Julie Anne B.

Cortez Homework 1
Program: BS Nursing 1-A Weight: 50 points

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1. Find at least three (3) articles (with authors) online about the Nature of Mathematics.
Make sure to leave the links below.

2. Then write a SUMMARY about what you read. The guide questions are:

2.1 Why patterns in nature can be explained by mathematics?

2.2 Why is math considered an art? Expound your answer.
2.3 Why is math considered a language as well? Explain.
2.4 Why is math considered a set of problem-solving tools? What are these tools?
2.5 What makes math a way of thinking? Give at least three reasons.
Write your answers below. You can enlarge the space if needed.
Question 1 Mathematics uncovers underlying patterns that assist in our perception of the
world. Mathematics has evolved into a broad subject that includes facts,
measurements, and analyses from science; reasoning, logic, and evidence;
and mathematical analysis of natural events, actions of people, and social
systems. Natural patterns are observable regular shapes seen in the natural
surroundings. Symmetries, trees, spirals, swirls, waves, foams, textured
surfaces, fractures, and stripes are all examples of patterns that are
mathematically represented.
Question 2 Yes, mathematics may be described as an art form; it is also the art of
understanding about and model construction the universe, the art of finding
logical structures regardless of the universe's structure. There is mathematics
underlying many kinds of art, and there is also a unique style of art in many
mathematical constructions, their geometrical representations, and the
psychical process of facts. Mathematics has the ability to create art, like the
architectures, they create mathematical equations in order to design
magnificent structures such as cathedrals.
Question 3 Math is also considered as language because mathematics is universal, it may
serve as a medium of communication. A statement or expression has the
same sense despite of the related language. Math enables individuals to learn
and communicate in this manner, regardless of the presence of other
language limitations. It is important to understand how mathematical
concepts function while teaching or studying arithmetic. Because sometimes
I fear numbers, mathematical equations and solving problems, but I realized
that in order to understand math, we need to familiarize its language to make
it easier and accessible to students.
Question 4 Mathematics is a very helpful, practical, and powerful instrument. It is not just
about calculating numbers, equations, and symbols; rather, it is about
developing new ways of seeing issues in order to comprehend them via the
use of insights and creativity. Additionally, it enables us to experience realities
in various situations that would be intangible to us. It is comparable to our
visual and tactile senses. Mathematics is our sense of pattern recognition,
relationship analysis, and logical connections. It is a whole new approach for
us to see and comprehend the contemporary world. It is, and it includes
calculators. Calculations are used in different fields anytime we are
attempting to quantify some kind of study or experiment. The use of
mathematical calculations is a necessary step in addressing the majority of
issues scientifically. Similarly, mathematics generates new problems to
consider. Indeed, there have always been new questions to be answered, new
problems to solve, and new topics to consider while studying and practicing
mathematics.
Question 5 Math as a way of thinking involves much more than the ability to do simple
arithmetic operations or answer algebraic equations, rather it is a
comprehensive method of looking at things, simplifying them to their
fundamental components, whether quantitative, geometric, or rational, and
then evaluating the underlying patterns.
 It is important because it helps us in school, it helps us to enhance our
mathematical learnings, and it can help our skills in communicating solutions.

Leave the links of at least three online articles here.

1.
https://eclass.uowm.gr/modules/document/file.php/ELED254/%CE%95%CE%BD%CF%
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E%BC%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B7%CF%82/2.1.%20Dossey%2C%20
J.%20%281992%29.pdf Author: John A. Dossey

2. https://services.math.duke.edu/undergraduate/Handbook96_97/node5.html
Author: William G. Mitchener

3. O’Toole, A. L. (1939). The Nature of Mathematics. National Mathematics Magazine,

13(7), 323–328. https://doi.org/10.2307/3028738