PATTERNS & NUMBERS IN NATURE &

THE WORLD
TERMS
Patterns - regular, repeated, or recurring forms or
designs
- commonly observed in natural objects such as the
six-fold symmetry of the snowflakes
 Symmetry comes from a Greek word meaning 'to

measure together' and is widely used in the study of

geometry.
 Mathematically, symmetry means that one shape

becomes exactly like another when you move it in

some way: turn, flip or slide.
 REFER TO THE BOOK

MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN

WORLD

BY RICHARD N. AUFMANN
PATTERNS & NUMBERS IN NATURE & THE WORLD

EXAMPLE 1
What is the next figure in the pattern below?
EXAMPLE 2

What number comes next in 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, ____ ?

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS

WHAT NUMBER COMES NEXT IN

1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ______ ?
 EXERCISE SET 1.1
Determine what comes next in the given
patterns. Write the basis or

1. A, C, E, G, I, _
2. 15, 10, 14, 10, 13, 10, _
3. 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, _
4. 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, _
5. 41, 39, 37, 35, 33 , _
 THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE

SEQUENCE
Sequence is an ordered list of numbers, called
terms , that may have repeated values.

EXAMPLE
Generating a Sequence
Analyze the given sequence for its rule and
identify the next three terms :
a. 1, 10, 100, 1000,
b. 2, 5, 9, 14, 20 ,
CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
Analyze the given sequence
for its rule and identify the next
three terms :
a. 16, 32, 64, 128
b. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
 FIBONACCI SEQUENCE
Fibonacci sequence is formed by adding the
preceding two numbers, beginning with
0 and 1.
- Named after the Italian Mathematician
LEONARDO OF PISA, who was better known by
his nickname Fibonacci

The ratios of successive Fibonacci numbers

approach the number Phi , also known as
the Golden Ratio – approximately equal to
1. 618