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WHAT IS

MATHEMATICS?
RESTITUTO I. UROT
WHAT IS MATHEMATICS?
• The study of numbers and arithmetic operations.
• A set of tools or a collection of skills that can be
applied to questions of “how many” or “how much.”
WHAT IS MATHEMATICS?
• A science which involves logical reasoning, drawing
conclusions from assumed premises, and strategic
reasoning based on accepted rules, laws, or probabilities
• An art which studies patterns for predictive purposes
or a specialized language which deals with form, size,
and quantity.
WHAT IS MATHEMATICS?
• Whatever point of view is taken, there is no denying
the fact that mathematics is universal.
• People around the world use math to get things done.
A STUDY OF PATTERNS
• A pattern is an arrangement which helps observers
anticipate what they might see or what happens next.
A pattern also shows what may have come before. A
pattern organizes information so that it becomes more
useful.
A STUDY OF PATTERNS
• 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.
A STUDY OF PATTERNS
Here are examples of pattern-seeking behavior of humans
from childhood to adulthood:
• A toddler separates blue blocks from red blocks.
• A kindergarten student learns to count
• A third grader notices that multiples of two are even
numbers
A STUDY OF PATTERNS
Here are examples of pattern-seeking behavior of humans
from childhood to adulthood:
• A six grader creates patterns that cover a plane
• A junior high school student learns that a function is
essentially a pattern of how one number is transformed to
another.
A STUDY OF PATTERNS
Here are examples of pattern-seeking behavior of
humans from childhood to adulthood:
• A college biology undergraduate studies the sequence
of DNA and proteins
• A stock trader studies trends in the stock market
A STUDY OF PATTERNS
Here are examples of pattern-seeking behavior of humans
from childhood to adulthood:
• A weatherman makes weather forecasts based on
atmospheric patterns
• A doctor decides who is healthy and who is not by
recognizing certain health patterns
LOGIC PATTERNS
NUMBER PATTERNS
• What is the next number in the pattern 2, 3, 5, 8, 12?
GEOMETRIC PATTERNS
WORD PATTERNS
• knife: knives
• life: lives
• wife: ?
LOGIC PATTERNS (1)
LOGIC PATTERNS (2)
LOGIC PATTERNS (3)
LOGIC PATTERNS (4)
LOGIC PATTERNS (5)
LOGIC PATTERNS (6)
LOGIC PATTERNS (7)
LOGIC PATTERNS (8)
LOGIC PATTERNS (9)
LOGIC PATTERNS (10)
NUMBER PATTERNS
1. Arithmetic Sequence
• A sequence where each term after the first is obtained by adding
a constant (common difference) to the previous term.
• Example: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, ... (common difference is 3)
NUMBER PATTERNS
2. Geometric Sequence
• A sequence where each term after the first is obtained by
multiplying the previous term by a constant (common ratio).
• Example: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, ... (common ratio is 2)
NUMBER PATTERNS
3. Fibonacci Sequence
• A sequence where each term is the sum of the two preceding
ones, usually starting with 0 and 1.
• Example: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...
NUMBER PATTERNS
4. Triangular Number Sequence
• A sequence where each term represents the number of dots
that can form an equilateral triangle.
NUMBER PATTERNS
• The first-degree case of Faulhaber’s formula:

• This can be simplified as [n(n+1)]/2.


• Example: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ...
NUMBER PATTERNS
5. Square Number Sequence
• A sequence where each term is a perfect square.
• Example: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ...
NUMBER PATTERNS
6. Cube Number Sequence
• A sequence where each term is a perfect cube.
• Example: 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, ...
NUMBER PATTERNS
7. Arithmetic-Geometric Sequence
• A sequence where each term is the product of the terms of an
arithmetic sequence and a geometric sequence.
• Example: the sequence is an arithmetic-
geometric sequence. The arithmetic component appears in the
numerator (in blue), and the geometric one in the denominator
(in green).
NUMBER PATTERNS
8. Harmonic Sequence
• A sequence where each term is the reciprocal of an arithmetic
sequence.
• Example: 1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, ...
NUMBER PATTERNS
9. Square Root Sequence
• A sequence where each term is the square root of consecutive
integers.
NUMBER PATTERNS
10.Exponential Sequence
• A sequence where each term is an exponential function of the
form f(x) = bx, where 'b' is a constant and 'x' is a variable. One
of the popular exponential functions is f(x) = ex, where 'e' is
"Euler's number" and e = 2.718....
• Examples: 31 = 3. 32 = 9. The common base is 3.

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