MATHEMATICS IN MODERN WORLD

MATHEMATICS IN MODERN WORLD - DIFINITIONS AND FAMILIARITIES.

TOPIC I. NATURES OF MATHEMATICS (ANSWERS).

1. Mathematics is the study of pattern

 and structure. Mathematics is 

fundamental to the physical and 

biological sciences, engineering and 

information technology, to economics 

and increasingly to the social sciences.

2. Many patterns and occurrences 

exists in nature, in our world, in our 

life.

3. Mathematics has numerous 

applications in the world making it 

indispensable.

TOPIC II: Patterns and Numbers in Nature and the World (ANSWERS).

1. PATTERNS AND REGULARITIES

Mathematics is all around us. As we discover more about our environment, we can mathematically describe nature. The beauty of a flower, the majestic tree, even the rock formation exhibits natures sense of symmetry. Have you ever thought about how nature likes to arrange itself in patterns in order to act efficiently? Nothing in nature happens without a reason, all of these patterns have an important reason to exist and they also happen to be beautiful to watch.

1.1 TYPES OF PATTERNS

1. SYMMETRY – a sense of harmonious and beautiful proportion of balance or an object is invariant to any various transformations(reflection, rotation or scaling.)

TOPIC III: Fibonacci sequence(ANSWERS).

1. The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers where a number is found by adding up the two numbers before it.

TOPIC IV: Applications of Mathematics in the World (ANSWERS).

1. In our daily life, we use mathematics directly or indirectly in various fields. 

The application of mathematical methods in different fields such as science, engineering, business, computer science and industry is a combination of mathematical science and 

specialized knowledge.