Patterns and Numbers in Nature and the World
Patterns and Numbers in Nature and the World
AND
NUMBERS IN
NATURE AND
THE WORLD
GE105/NGEC4
INSPIRED BY
PATTERNS
These are regular, repeated, or
recurring forms or designs.
What do you think
will be the next
face in the
sequence?
What is the next
figure in the pattern
below?
A B
What is the next figure in
the given pattern?
A B
Snowflakes and
Honeycomb
Recall that symmetry indicates that you can draw an imaginary
line across an object and the resulting parts are mirror images
of each other.
Vitruvi
Vinci’s
an MAN
If you rotate the
spiderwort and starfish
by several degrees,
you can still achieve
the same appearance An
as the original position.The smalfl Rotation
gl e o
This is known as th a t
a figu
es t a
rotat re can be
n g le
rotational symmetry. preserevdinwhile
o ri g i n g the
a l f or
m.
Order of
Rotation
A figure has a rotational
symmetry of order n (n-fold
rotational symmetry) if 1/n of a
complete turn leaves the figure
unchanged.
Snowflake Honeycomb
Packing Problem
This involves finding the optimum
method of filling up a given space
such as a cubic or spherical
container. The bees have
instinctively found the best solution,
evident in the hexagonal
construction of their hives.
Let's Practice!
Identify the sampling technique used in each scenario.
Every tenth person All the names of the The first 20 people who
boarding a plane was given parents were placed in a basket, passed by were chosen
a questionnaire. then 20 were selected to review the taste of
to join the activity. the chocolate bar.
Sampling
Techniques
𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑡h𝑒 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑠
× 100 %
𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 𝑡h𝑒 𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒
2
𝜋 𝑐𝑚
2
× 100 %
4 𝑐𝑚
≈ 78.54 %
ANSWER KEY
Let's Practice!
Identify the sampling technique used in each scenario.
CONVENIENCE
S T RAT I F I C AT I O N S I M P L E RA N D O M
SAMPLING
Every tenth person All the names of the The first 20 people who
boarding a plane was given parents were placed in a basket, passed by were chosen
a questionnaire. then 20 were selected to review the taste of
to join the activity. the chocolate bar.
Assign
ment
What sampling technique
must be used to represent
your school's population?
𝑟 =8 % 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟
𝑡 =30 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠
Try This!
𝑃 = 680 , 000