E M AT IC S I N C O U N T I N G

MATH ODERN WORLD

MATH EMA TICS IN THE M

G R . DAH LIA D . D E LEON-FERNANDEZ

EN
Mathematics in Counting
MATHEMATICS IN COUNTING
Mathematics has been around since the beginning of time and it probably began with
counting. Counting various quantities is one of the activities that people engage in
beginning at young age. “The main property of counting is so fundamental to our
perception of quantity that it is seldom enunciated explicitly. The purpose of counting is
to assign a numeric value to a group of objects. What makes counting possible? A simple
fact that such a value exists.” (Bagomolny) Moreover, this primitive activity leads to the
concepts of numbers, numerals, and the four fundamental operations (addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division) and their properties.
Mathematics as a Study of Patterns

 Patterns are related to the type of any event or objects.

 If we contract a set of elements or numbers in which all these
elements or numbers are related to each other in a specific rule,
then this rule or manner is called the pattern.
 Pattern connotes order, regularity, and lawfulness
Why study patterns?
Why study Patterns?

 Studying pattern is an opportunity to observe, hypothesize, experiment,

discover and create.
 That is why many results in mathematics come about as generalizations of
numerical and geometric patterns.
 By understanding regularities based on the data gathered one can predict
what comes next, estimate if the same pattern will occur when variables
are altered and begin to extend the pattern.
 “Study of pattern integrates both the strands of mathematics and a
variety of areas. It allows us to bring together mathematics with music,
visual art and craft, vocabulary building, creative writing and verbal
communication, social studies, science and environmental studies, talent
and technology.” (Buchanan, 2011)
Logical Patterns
Commonly used patterns which include classification, partition,
chronology, cause/effect, problem/solution, if/then, and
evaluation. As the term “logic” implies, we use these patterns to
think.
Geometric Patterns
A geometric pattern is a motif or design depicting abstract,
nonrepresentational shapes such as lines, circles, ellipses,
triangles, rectangles, and polygons. Geometric patterns consist
of a series of shapes. Patterns made from shapes are similar to
patterns made from numbers because the pattern is determined
by a rule.
Number Patterns
Numbers are everywhere in our day to day lives. In real life, while dealing
with numbers, we often find different number patterns.
A number pattern is defined as an arrangement of number in such a way that
it follows a particular property or pattern. A pattern which involves numbers
is said to be numeric pattern.
“Mathematics is especially useful when it helps you predict, and number
patterns are all about prediction. Recognizing number patterns is also an
important problem solving skill. If you see a pattern when you look
systematically at specific examples, you can use that pattern to generalize
what you see into a broader solution to a problem.” (Annenberg Foundation,
2017)
 
Word Patterns
 
Patterns can be in language too! Often, in mathematics
education, we forget how many connections we can make to
language arts. The metrical patterns of poems and the
syntactic patterns of how we make nouns plural or verbs past
tense are both word patterns, and each supports mathematical
as well as natural language understanding. Language gives
teachers of multiple subjects an interesting way to cross
disciplines. But understand the focus here: It is not about how
to communicate in mathematics; rather, it is about patterns in
form and in syntax, which lead directly to learning about
language in general and about machine communication in
particular. (Annenberg Foundation, 2017)
FIBONACCI SEQUENCE AND THE GOLDEN RATIO

Puzzle: Form a rectangle using all of the squares

 
MATHEMATICS IN ARTS
Applications of Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Ratio
Applications of Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Ratio
Applications of Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Ratio
Mathematics in Real Application

Mathematics in Real Applications

 Mathematics is in every people’s daily task

or activity.
 It is used as an essential tool in many
fields, including the natural sciences,
engineering, medicine, finance and the
social sciences.
 It is the building block for everything in
our daily lives, including mobile devices,
architecture, art, money, infrastructures,
and even sports.
 Mathematics helps in making the world a
better place to live in.
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