Lesson 1

LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS

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GERON L. MAGCANTA
Faculty, CASE – MAPS Department
TOPIC LEARNING OUTCOMES:

After the end of the lesson, the student should

be able to:
❑ interpret and extract the language, symbols,
and conventions of mathematics
❑ Illustrate and explain the nature of
mathematics as a language
LANGUAGE
• Facilitates communication and
clarifies meaning for so many
things

• Allows people to express themselves)

LANGUAGE in Mathematics
• A system of words, symbols, formulas,
syntax and algorithm used to
communicate the idea scientifically

• Commonly in written form

than verbal in abstract form
 ICE BRAKER (15 minutes)
Interpret the meaning that this symbols relate…

#1 T #2
LRIENAEDS
O
Given
W #3
Given
N Given
Given
How do you put a giraffe in a fridge using 3 steps?

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How do you put an elephant in the fridge
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Mathematics is a universal language
because the principles and
foundations of Math are
the same everywhere
around the world.
MATHEMATICS improves our mental
ability as it teaches us logical ways of
thinking
Example:
If 1 = 3
2=6
3=9
4 = 12
Then, what is 5?
CRITICAL THINKING EXERCISE
What animal is missing?

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The answer is, the ELEPHANT
The Language of Mathematics
was designed so we can write about

Numbers, Sets, Functions, etc.

What we Do with those things (add,

subtract, multiply, divide, join
together, etc.)
Convention Letters

What they usually

Examples
mean
a, b, c, ... constants (fixed values)

... x, y, z variables (unknowns)

Example 1: y = ax +b
We may assume that a and b are fixed value,
while x is changing (the variable) which then
affects the value of y.
Illustrations: Let y = 2x + 1
X Y
As we increase the value of x,
The value of y is affected, 1 3
for it also increases
2 5
3 7
The language of mathematics is the
system used by mathematicians to
communicate mathematical ideas
among themselves.
The language of Mathematics makes it
easy to express their thoughts because it
is:

Precise – able to make very fine distinctions

Concise – able to say things briefly

Powerful – able to express complex

thoughts with relative ease
Thank You!