Mathematics in Our World

The Elephant and the 6 Blind Men
The story of the blind men and an elephant originated in the Indian subcontinent from where it has widely
diffused. It is a story of a group of blind men (or men in the dark) who touch an elephant to learn what it is
like. Each one feels a different part, but only one part, such as the side or the tusk. They then compare notes
and learn that they are in complete disagreement.
UNIT 1
MATH
IN OUR
WORLD
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1.1 1.2 1.3
Getting to Importance Patterns and

Know Math of Math Numbers in
Nature
UNIT 1. Mathematics in Our World / MTH101

Section 1.1
GETTING TO KNOW MATHEMATICS

The
Whats of
MATH
Video 1
What is Mathematics?
What is Mathematics?
Mathematics, developed by human mind and

culture, is a formal system of thought for
recognizing, classifying, and exploiting
patterns.
-Ian
Stewar
What is the Nature of Mathematics?
study of ar too
patterns t l
language
process of thinking
What is Mathematics About?
Mathematics is about quantity,

structure, space, and change. Also,
Mathematics has a landscape.

Video 2
The Map of Mathematics
How is MATHEMATICS done?
 with curiosity
 with a penchant for seeking patterns and
generalities
 with the desire to know the truth
 with trial and error
 without fear of facing more questions and
problems to solve
Who USES Mathematics?
 Applied and Pure Mathematicians
 Scientists
 Engineers
 Medical Practitioners
 Data Analysts
 Statisticians
 Finance Analysts, etc.
Section 1.2
IMPORTANCE OF MATHEMATICS
Where is Mathematics?

What is Mathematics For?
 useful in making conclusions and/or predictions of
the events of the world
 use to describe the natural order and occurrences of
the universe
 use to organize patterns and regularities as well
as irregularities
What is Mathematics For?
 help to control weather, epidemics
 provide tools for calculations
 provide new questions to think

about
Why is Mathematics important to
know or learn?
It puts order in disorder.
It helps make a world a better place
to live in.
It helps us become better persons.
Section 1.3
PATTERS AND NUMBERS IN
NATURE AND THE WORLD

A pattern…
• is an arrangement which helps observers

anticipate what they might see or what
happens next.
• also shows what may have come before.
• organizes information so that it becomes
more useful.
The human mind is programmed to make sense of
data or to bring order where there is disorder. It seeks
to discover relationships and connections between
seemingly unrelated bits of information. In doing so,
it sees patterns.
• Patterns are studied because they are
EVERYWHERE; people just need to
learn to notice them.
• Studying patterns allows one to

observe, hypothesize, discover, and
create.
 Patterns of movement
FIBONACCI
SEQUENCE
commonly denoted Fn form
GOLDEN a sequence, called the Fibonacci
RATIO sequence, such that each number
is the sum of the two preceding
1+ 5
𝜑= ones, starting from 0 and 1
2
1.61803398874989…. 0 1 1 2 3 5 8
1
1
1 2
3
4
12 13
5
11
10 6
9 8 7
GOLDEN
SPIRAL

GOLDEN
SPIRAL

FRACTAL
exhibit similar patterns at
S
increasingly small scales
called self similarity, also
known as expanding
symmetry or unfolding
symmetry
Koch
Snowflake
Fractal Tree
Sierpinski
Triangle
Other
PATTERN
S
Symmetries in Nature
Animal Patterns
Snowflakes

Honeycomb

Logic Patterns
• Classifying things according to characteristics

and order
• These patterns are seen on aptitude test in which

takers are shown a sequence of pictures and
asked to select which figure comes next among
several choices.
Example of Logic Pattern
Example of Logic Pattern
Number Patterns
• It helps predict events.

 What are the missing numbers?
98 109 120 131 142 153
 “What will be the 5th number of a certain pattern be?
1 3
Geometric Patterns
• A geometric pattern is a motif or

design that depicts abstract shapes
like lines, polygons, and circles, and
typically repeats like a wallpaper.
• Visual patterns are observed in

nature and in art.
Word Patterns
• Patterns can also be found in language like

the morphological rules on pluralizing nouns
or conjugating verbs for tense, as well as the
metrical rules of poetry.
Knife :
Knives Life
: Lives
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The Elephant and the 6 Blind Men

Getting to Importance Patterns and

UNIT 1. Mathematics in Our World / MTH101

UNIT 1. Mathematics in Our World / MTH101

Mathematics, developed by human mind and

Mathematics is about quantity,

UNIT 1. Mathematics in Our World / MTH101

UNIT 1. Mathematics in Our World / MTH101

 provide tools for calculations

 provide new questions to think

UNIT 1. Mathematics in Our World / MTH101

• is an arrangement which helps observers

• Studying patterns allows one to

UNIT 1. Mathematics in Our World / MTH101

UNIT 1. Mathematics in Our World / MTH101

UNIT 1. Mathematics in Our World / MTH101

UNIT 1. Mathematics in Our World / MTH101

• Classifying things according to characteristics

• These patterns are seen on aptitude test in which

• It helps predict events.

98 109 120 131 142 153

 “What will be the 5th number of a certain pattern be?

• A geometric pattern is a motif or

• Visual patterns are observed in

• Patterns can also be found in language like

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