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Chapter 1 PPT Mathematics in Our World

This document discusses various patterns found in nature that follow mathematical structures and sequences. It provides examples of patterns seen in snowflakes, flower petals, spirals in sunflowers and pineapples, and the Fibonacci sequence present in plant and animal biology. Mathematics helps organize and systematize these natural patterns, revealing underlying rules and order. It also has many applications in building, finance, and allowing for a deeper understanding of the universe.

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Chapter 1 PPT Mathematics in Our World

This document discusses various patterns found in nature that follow mathematical structures and sequences. It provides examples of patterns seen in snowflakes, flower petals, spirals in sunflowers and pineapples, and the Fibonacci sequence present in plant and animal biology. Mathematics helps organize and systematize these natural patterns, revealing underlying rules and order. It also has many applications in building, finance, and allowing for a deeper understanding of the universe.

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MATHEMATICS in ourWORLD
1. Patterns and Numbers in Nature
and the World

 Human mind and culture have developed a


formal system of thought for recognizing,
classifying, and exploiting patterns called
Mathematics.
 By using Mathematics to organize and systematize
our ideas about patterns, we have discovered a
great secret: nature’s patterns are not just there
to be admired, they are vital clues to the rules
that governs natural processes.
1. Patterns and Numbers in Nature and the
World
We live in a universe of patterns!
1. The snowflake
2. The honeycomb
3. The sunflower
4. The snail’s shell
5. Flower’s petals
6. Weather
The Snowflakes
Petals of flowers

FLOWERS NUMBER OF PETALS


Lilies 3
Buttercups 5
Delphiniums 8
Marigolds 13
Asters 21
Daisies 34, 55, 89
2. The Fibonacci Sequence
Think of this!
At the beginning of a month, you are given a pair of
newborn rabbits. After a month the rabbits have produced no
offspring; however, every month thereafter, the pair of
rabbits produces another pair of rabbits. The offspring
reproduce in exactly the same manner. If none of the rabbits
dies, how many pairs of rabbits will there be at the start of
each succeeding month?
At the start of 4th month, how many pairs of rabbits
will there
be?
How about at the start of the 5th and 6th months?
Solution:

JOSEPH
G.
TABAN,
UNP
 Fibonacci discovered that the number
of pairs of rabbits for any month
after the first two months can be
determined by adding the numbers
of pairs of rabbits in each of the two
previous months. For instance, the
number of pairs of rabbits at the
start of the sixth month is 3 + 5 = 8.
Fibonacci inSunflower
The seeds on a sunflower are arranged in
spirals that curve both clockwise and counterclockwise
from the center of the sunflower’s head to its outer
edge. In many sunflowers, the number of clockwise
spirals and the number of counterclockwise spirals are
consecutive Fibonacci numbers. The number of
clockwise spirals is 34 and the number of
counterclockwise spirals is 55.
TheSunflower
Seed patterns of sunflower

All the sunflowers in the world show a number of


spirals that are within the Fibonacci sequence.
The Snail
Fibonacci inPineapple
Pineapples have spirals formed by their
hexagonal nubs. The nubs on many
pineapples form 8 spirals that rotate
diagonally upward to the left and 13
spirals that rotate diagonally upward to
the right. The numbers 8 and 13 are
consecutive Fibonacci numbers.
Fibonacci inPlants
Fibonacci inFruits
Inside the fruit of many plants we can observe
the presence of Fibonacci order.
Fibonacci inAnimals

The shell of the chambered


Nautilus has Golden
proportions. It is a logarithmic
spiral.
The eyes, fins and tail of
the dolphin fall at golden
sections along the body.

A starfish has 5 arms.


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Mathematics helps organize patternsand
regularities in the world
 Patterns have underlying
mathematical structures
 Every living or nonliving thing in
the world may seem to follow a
certain pattern on their own.
 The mystery of Fibonacci sequence
and the golden ratio as common
patterns in nature.
Mathematics has numerousapplications in
the world making it indispensable

 Mathematics helps you build


things
 Mathematics is helpful in
managing financial matters
 Many more…
 Thanks to the development of new
mathematical theories, these more
elusive nature’s patterns are beginning
to reveal their secrets. Already we are
seeing practical impact as well as an
intellectual one. But most important
of all, it is giving us a deeper vision of
the universe in which we live in, and for
our own place in it.

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