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TOPICS:
CHAPTER ONE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
MATHEMATICS IN OUR WORLD I. Patterns and numbers in nature and the world At the end of the chapter, the students must have:
II. The Fibonacci Sequence
III. Applications of Mathematics 1. identified patterns in nature and regularities in the
MATHEMATICS IN THE a. Organizing patterns and regularities world;
2. articulated the importance of mathematics in one’s
MODERN WORLD b. Predicting behavior of nature and life;
MATH 01 phenomena 3. argued about the nature of mathematics, what it is,
c. Controlling nature and occurrences how it is expressed, represented, and used and
DINAH C. VIDAD 4. expressed appreciation for mathematics as a human
Faculty In-Charge
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Mathematics Department
College of Arts and Sciences

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Patterns Patterns Symmetry Operations Patterns Symmetry Operations

A. SYMMETRY 1. Reflection Bilateral Symmetry

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2. Rotation Radial Symmetry 3. Translation

- fixes one point (the
rotocenter) while everything
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Patterns Symmetry Operations EXERCISE-A:

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