“THE LAWS OF NATURE ARE BUT THE MATHEMATICAL THOUGHTS OF GOD”

-EUCLID

EUMIND
“MATHS WITH NATURE”
The Valeriaans.
G.D.SOMANI MEMORIAL SCHOOL,MUMBAI
 INDEX
 RESEARCH PART 1 – INTERVIEWS

1. A.K.CHHATRAPATI –P.ANBALAGAN [I.A.S. OFFICER]

2. RISHABH MEHTA - RAKHI MEHTA
3. PARTH DAGALIA - ANJALI DAGALIA
4. HARSHITH PUROHIT – NARESH PUROHIT [ENTREPRENEUR]
5. PRASUKH MINDA - ISHAAN MINDA [CHARTED ACCOUNTANT]

 RESEARCH PART 2 – ONLINE

http://www.planetdolan.com/15-beautiful-examples-of-mathematics-in-nature/2/

 OUTCOME & CONCLUSION

 Main Question
How can you relate maths with nature ?
Sub Question 1
Do you really need math in life ?
Sub Question 2
Are there any examples of maths in nature ?
Sub Question 3
Do you think there is any phenomena in nature without
maths involved in it ?
Sub Question 4
Math is important in nature . State your views .
 Survey results of Maths with nature
*this survey was conducted on social media sites since most of the people are active on them. We have attached the
results of the poll on Instagram the time duration for the survey was 4 hours. Number of people who voted is 110

Question 1 Question 2
Is Math important in your life ? Is math related to nature ?
Q1 RESULTS Q2

30% 31%

70% 69%

YES NO
YES NO
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 RESEARCH – MATH WITH NATURE
FIBONACCI NUMBER
Sunflower boast radial symmetry and a type of numerical symmetry known as the
fibonacci sequence,which is a sequence where each number is determined by
adding together the two numbers that preceded it. For example
1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,and so forth . The scientists counted the number of seed
spirals in a sunflower and have determined that the amount of spirals adds up to
fibonacci number.
GOLDEN RATIO
In mathematics two quantities are in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as
the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities. It is largely based on
fibonacci number
The angular arrangement of petals in a rose are guided by the fractional portion of
multiples of theta
Examples – petal 1 (1*theta) – 1 = .618….
Petal 2 (2*theta) – 3 = .236….
 Applications of fibonacci in nature

Pinecones – They have seed pods that arrange in a spiral pattern. They consist of a
pair of spirals, each one twisting upwards in opposing directions.
The number of steps will almost always match a pair of consecutive Fibonacci
numbers. For example, a three–to–five cone meets at the back after three steps along
the left spiral and five steps along the right.
This spiraling Fibonacci pattern also occurs in pineapples and artichokes.

Trees - The main trunk of a tree will grow until it produces a branch, which creates
two growth points. One of the new stems will then branch into two, while the other
lies dormant. This branching pattern repeats for each of the new stems.
A good example is the sneezewort, a Eurasian plant of the daisy family whose dry
leaves induce sneezing.
This pattern is also exhibited by root systems and even algae.
Other examples are that of a shell of a snail, the arrangement of petals in a rose , etc
Some examples in daily life of
Fibonacci sequence and golden ratio

Both the images depicts the golden ratio that is

1.68..

A pine cone
showing fibonacci
sequence
 SYMMETRY
A geometric shape or object is symmetric if it can be divided in two or more
equal parts.
Applications are as follows :-
Snowflakes – snowflakes exhibit six fold radial symmetry. Snowflakes are
formed by freezing of water molecules. It is arranged in a hexagonal shape
because the hydrogen bonds align in an order which maximises attractive
forces and reduces the repulsive forces.
Butterfly – they have bilateral symmetry. This means that if you drew a line
through the middle of a butterfly’s body , you could fold one wing on top of
the other and both the left and right sides would be identical .
Spider webs – there is a type of spider web called orb web, they are
Completely symmetrical .Inspite of spiders being insects they have
Natural ability to judge geometric distances and are great mathematicians.
They are many more examples of symmetry like the strips on the back of a
zebra, the human face and many more.
 A butterfly showing bilateral symmetry.

Spider web showing perfect symmetry.

SYMMETRY

A snowflake showing six fold radial symmetry.

 Outcome and Conclusion
 Purpose of research
• To make people aware that math plays a huge role in nature.
 Major findings
• Math was present in all parts of our life. It being art,architecture,nature,etc.
• It is the responsibility of schools to make students aware of applications of
math in nature by taking the students for nature trips and giving them
examples.
• Math is an important part of ones life and it shouldn’t be neglected.
• All phenomena in nature include math as its part be it anything.
 Benefits of the Research
• It built up a team spirit.
• It encouraged us to think and bring up ideas.
• Got to learn new stuff by research.
• It provided us a chance to interview people from different walks of life.
 Limitations
• We could only include 5 people as our main interviewed people .