PATTERNS AND NUMBERS IN

NATURE AND THE WORLD

CHRISTINE L. ESTENDER
 MATHEMATICS

NUMBER
OPERATIONS
PROBLEM SOLVING
MATH IS AN ART
GALELIO GALILEI
 PATTERN

• Regular, repeated, or recurring forms or

design. (Everyday we see patterns and it help
us understand , manipulate and appreciate the
world around us.)
KUALA LUMPUR
TOWER
OF MALAYSIA

SYMMETRICAL
STRUCTURE
 SYMMETRY

• Indicates that you can draw an imaginary line

across an object resulting part are mirror
image of each other.
Example:
Examples:
 TESSELATION

• Is a pattern of shapes that fit together

with no gaps
Examples:
 SPIRAL

• Are shapes that wind in a gradually or

tightening curve.
Examples:
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WHAT IS MATHEMATICS FOR?
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