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Patterns and Numbers in Nature and The World

Patterns abound in nature, including symmetry, fractals, spirals, spots and stripes on animals, and flower petals. Symmetry comes in three main types: reflection, rotational, and translational. Fractals are never-ending patterns that repeat across scales. Spirals curve in a circular pattern around a central point. Flower petals often come in groups of five. Number patterns like the Fibonacci sequence also appear frequently in nature, where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones. Mathematical language uses precise, concise, and powerful symbols and terms. Common symbols represent numbers, operations like addition and multiplication, and relationships like equality. Numbers act as nouns, while operation symbols

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Patterns and Numbers in Nature and The World

Patterns abound in nature, including symmetry, fractals, spirals, spots and stripes on animals, and flower petals. Symmetry comes in three main types: reflection, rotational, and translational. Fractals are never-ending patterns that repeat across scales. Spirals curve in a circular pattern around a central point. Flower petals often come in groups of five. Number patterns like the Fibonacci sequence also appear frequently in nature, where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones. Mathematical language uses precise, concise, and powerful symbols and terms. Common symbols represent numbers, operations like addition and multiplication, and relationships like equality. Numbers act as nouns, while operation symbols

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PATTERNS AND NUMBERS IN NATURE AND THE WORLD

TYPES OF PATTERNS IN NATURE


1. Symmetry - It indicates that you can draw an imaginary line across an object and the resulting
parts are mirror images of each other.
REFLECTION SYMMETRY - It is also called mirror symmetry or line symmetry. It is made with
a line going through an object which divides it into two pieces which are mirror images of each other.
This is often termed as bilateral symmetry as it divides the object into two (“bi” means two) mirror
images.
ROTATIONAL SYMMETRY - It is also called radial symmetry. In Biology, this kind of symmetry
is exhibited by objects when their similar parts are regularly arranged around a central axis and the
pattern looks the same after a certain amount of rotation.
TRANSLATIONAL SYMMETRY - This kind of symmetry is exhibited by objects which do not
change its size and shape even if it moved to another location.
Note that the movement does not involve with reflection or rotation.
2. Fractals - These are never-ending patterns that are self-similar across different scales. The image
just reappears over and over again no matter how many times the object is magnified.
3. SPIRALS - These are curved patterns made by series of circular shapes revolving around a
central point.
4. SPOTS AND STRIPES - Patterns are also exhibited in the external appearances of animals.
5. FLOWER PETALS - Flowers are easily considered as things of beauty. Their vibrant colors and
fragrant odors make them very appealing as gifts or decorations. The flowers have different
number of petals. Flowers with 5 petals are said to be the most common.
6. NUMBER PATTERNS AND SEQUENCES - FIBONACCI SEQUENCE - The Fibonacci numbers are
series of number that often occur in nature. This number sequence was developed in the Middle
Ages, and it was named after Leonardo Pisano Bigollo, a famous Italian mathematician who also
happened to discover Fibonacci. He is the greatest European mathematician of the middle age.
He was born in 1170 and died in 1240. He introduced the Arabic number system in Europe.
FIBONACCI IS A SHORT TERM FOR THE LATIN FILIUS BONACCI, WHICH MEANS “THE SON OF
BONACCI”.

MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLS


Characteristic of Mathematical Language
 Precise (able to make very fine distinctions) i.e, Student number
 Concise (able to say things briefly); and i.e, If a straight line be cut at random, the
square on the whole is equal to the squares on the segments and twice the rectangle
contained by the segments.
 Powerful (able to express complex thoughts with relative ease)
Some Examples of Commonly Used Symbols
The ten digits Hindu-Arabic numerals:
 The ten digits Hindu-Arabic numerals: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9
 Symbols for operations: , + , - , x , /
 Symbols that represent values: x, y, z, w, etc.
 Other special symbols: =, <, >, %, e, etc.
PARTS OF SPEECH FOR MATHIMATICS
 Numbers – First symbols that can be used to represent quantity. These are nouns
(objects) in the English Language.
 Operation Symbols - +, ÷, ^, and v can act as connectives in mathematical sentence.
 Relation Symbols - =, ≤,

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