Asheva Kelby Clouie O.

Sevilleno | AB-Philo 1-2 | Mathematics in the Modern World

Part 1.

1. Look for patterns inside or outside of your home then take pictures of the
patterns explored using smart phones or digital camera. Explore, take photos,
make list and identify what patterns can be seen in nature inside your house, at
the garden or park nearby or any part of the neighborhood.

Rosette | Fractal Fractal Spiral | Fractal Foam Fractal

Fractal Waves Waves | Foam Spiral | Fractal Fractal

Answer the ff. questions

2. How do you find the golden ratio of your face?

Without delving into too much complex intricacies, I suppose that the
simplest way to find the golden ratio within our face would be trying to see or at the
very least, approximate the visual balance by calculating if the length of our face
would be approximately 1.618 times longer than its width, displaying a ratio nearly
reaching 1:1.616. While still following this ratio it would also apply to the other parts
of our faces. For instance, the hairline to the upper eyelid distance must be
approximately 1.618 times the length of the top of our upper eyebrow to the lower
eyelid. The distance from the top of the nose to the center of the lips should be
around 1.618 times the distance from the center of the lips to the chin. This would
also apply to our lip area as the lower lip should approximately have 1.6 times
more volume.

3. In relation to the golden ratio, give 3 examples of celebrities with almost perfect
faces, explain why?

Beauty, especially with regards to one’s physical appearance has always been
commonly considered as subjective. If I however were to give 3 celebrities who I
consider to have perfect faces, I would select the following: (In no particular
order)

Zendaya – Among celebrities who always enter list of the

most attractive faces I would consider actress and musician,
Zendaya to have a “perfect” face. I would believe this to be
the case because I view her face as one that rather closely
approximates the divine proportion. If we look for even
templates of the aforementioned, such as the popular
“Marquardt Beauty Mask” (which somewhat displays the
quality of the golden ratio -1:1.618) Zendaya’s face appears
as if her face would nearly be a match.
 Sophia Anne Caruso – Sophia Anne Caruso would perhaps
be the only celebrity in this list who does not belong to any
particular beauty list, yet I still find and consider her face to be
“perfect.” Apart from the rather evident influence of my
personal subjectivity, I could observe that her face would
follow near-perfect symmetry. If we take the either side of her
face and replicate it to the opposite side, it would still appear
beautiful. Similar to Zendaya’s face, her face also somewhat
fits the “Marquardt Beauty” mask, especially for her lips and
eyes.

Emilia Clarke – Also often among a top list for most beautiful
celebrity faces, I would also consider the famous actress from
the Game of Thrones series, Emilia Clarke, to have a nearly
perfect face. I have yet to fully watch the aforementioned
show, and neither am I a fan of the actress herself; hence, I
would say that personal bias would no longer take part here.
With that said, I would find that her face would always catch
my attention due to its symmetry, as well as how it also fits the
ideal templates of what a face should be. The “Marquardt
Beauty” would also apply to her facial figure, similar with the
two other celebrities I have provided. That said, her face
follows the 1: 1.618 ratio, which approximates to the golden
ratio found in many spectacular feats of nature.

4. Will the universe exist without mathematics or vice versa?

It would perhaps be difficult to suppose that the existence of the universe
would be predicated on the existence of mathematics and the various
mathematical principles present within it. I would suppose that mathematics itself
would not precisely necessitate the existence of the universe, as even the source
of the universe itself is yet to be known. On the other hand, however, I do not
believe that mathematics would exist without the existence of the universe, for this
would mean that we would reside in a completely empty void consisting of
absolutely nothing. If even some of the complex axioms and concepts in
mathematics are completely abstract or non-physical, how would such
abstractions be even possible without any existing frame of reference. For that
matter, how would anyone even think of such concepts and utilize them without
existing beings or humans to develop and utilize the wonders of Mathematics.
Therefore, I would say that the universe without mathematics would still perhaps
“exist”,with the condition however, that the world or humans on planet earth would
not thrive as how we do now without the great power and sense of navigation we
have brought about by the “language of the universe” itself. Mathematics would
however, no longer exist without the universe itself, for it is believed that everything
is bound by the universe, and nothing exists outside of it. This position may
however, be altered suppose that we have a God or a creator outside of this
universe, as it would imply that mathematics would transcend the very universe
we reside in, and that our creator would be a “mathematician” under this
hypothetical scenario.
Part 2.

A) Construct a difference table to predict the next term of each sequence

1) 6, 9, 14, 26, 50, 91, ?

Solution:

6, 9, 14, 26, 50, 91

V V V V V
3 5 12 24 41
V V V V
2 7 12 17
V V V
5 5 5

Adding the last numbers in each sequence:

5+17+41+91 = 154
Final Answer = 154

2) 4, 8, 14, 22, 32, 44, ?

Solution: Adding the last numbers in each

sequence:
4, 8, 14, 22, 32, 44
2+12+44 = 58 = 58
Final Answer
V V V V V
4 6 8 10 12
V V V V
2 2 2 2
B) Use the given nth-term formula to compute the first three terms of the given
sequence.

1) an = 2n3 – n2
Solution:
a1 = 2(1)3 – (1)2 = 1 1st Term
a2 = 2(2)3 – (2)2 = 12 2nd Term
a3 = 2(3)3 – (2)2 = 45 3rd Term

Final Answer = 1, 12, 45

2) an = 5n2 – 3n
Solution:
a1 = 5(1)2 – 3(1) = 2 1st Term
a2 = 5(2)2 – 3(2) = 16 2nd Term
a3 = 5(3)2 – 3(3) = 36 3rd Term
Final Answer = 2, 16, 36

3) Geometric sequence, using an = a1r(n-1) compute the next term.

1) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ?
Solution: an = a1r(n-1)
Compute r=? an = 1(2)(n-1) - Formula

2/1 = 2 What is the 8th term?

4/2 = 2 a8 = 1(2)(8-1)
… a8 = 1(2)(7)
64/32 = 2 a8 = 1(128)
r=2 a8 = 128
Given: a1 = 1, r = 2 Final Answer = 128
2) 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, ?
Solution:
Compute r=?
12/6 = 2
24/12 = 2
…
96/48 = 2
r=2
Given: a1 = 6, r = 2
an = a1r(n-1)
an = 6(2)(n-1) - Formula

What is the 6th term?

a6 = 6(2)(6-1)
a6 = 6(2)(5)
a6 = 6(32)
a6 = 192

Final Answer = 192