Republic of the Philippines

COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Region V
POLANGUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Polangui, Albay

MATHEMATICS IN THE
MODERN WORLD
Second Semester
SY 2020-2021

Submitted by: VALLADOLID SHEILA A.

BSED-SOC-STUD-1A

Submitted to:

ROJI JOSHUA B. BIGAY

Instructor

[email protected]
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ACTIVITY 1:

Observation and recitation: Answer the following questions and refer to the pictures being
flashed or presented.

1. Picture number 1: Plant with flowers

a. Do the leaves grow in spiral?

YES.

What is the pattern of the leaves?

Venation pattern; monocots have parallel venation, while dicots have reticulate venation

b. Are there flowers?

NO.

c. What is the arrangement of the petals?

The arrangement of leaves on a stem is known as phyllotaxy; leaves can be classified as

either alternate, spiral, opposite, or whorled.

2. Look at the outer skin of the pineapple. How many designs are in the outer skin of pineapple?
Is there a patter?
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Activity: Module/PPT/Video

ACTIVITY 1:
Observation and discovery :

1. Go to the garden or park, and start counting leaves of 1-3 branches and petals. Write the results
on this form:

• The number of leaves of a stalk chamomile daisy is twelve 12.

•The chamomile daisy has 25 petals

a. Are the numbers of leaves of the branches the same?

No. because there is a chance that some daisy branches are many others are few.
b. Do the leaves grow in spirals? (Yes/No) YES

The number of chamomile daisy spirals is 21.

What is the pattern of the leaves?

chamomile, textile, blossom, , ink, outline, herbal, organic, camomile, beauty, tile, decoration,
repeat, art, plant, seamless, texture, leaf, flower, wallpaper, summer, spring, print, white, ditsy,
fashion, vintage, nature, background, fabric, illustration, seamless, grass, decorative, botanical,
meadow.

c. Are there flowers? (Yes/No).

YES

The Chamomile daisy is flower.

What is the arrangement of the petals?

Chamomile flowers resemble a daisy, with a fringe of white ray petals arranged around a conical center
called a receptacle that is made of yellow tubular disk flowers.
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ACTIVITY 2:

Discussion and recitation: From the (10) reasons why mathematics is important, state additional
reasons with clear description of application. State disadvantage if a person does not know and
understand mathematics.

a. Reasons
Setbacks

Learning math is good for our brain.  

The brain regions involved in higher math skills in high-performing children were
associated with various cognitive tasks involving visual attention and decision-making.
While correlation may not imply causation, this study indicates that the same brain regions
that help you do math are recruited in decision-making and attentional processes.

Math helps our tell time.

Knowing math, and particularly, fractions, can help you better tell time. While analog
clocks may eventually become obsolete, don’t let your ability to tell time become outdated!
Use your knowledge of fractions to help you tell time on analog clocks that have an hour,
minute, and (sometimes) second hand.

Math helps you with your finances. 

 Math can be helpful for balancing your budget because you will have a good understanding
of how to make sure that your costs are less than the money you have.  Balancing one’s
bank account, for example, is an important life skill that requires math in order to subtract
balances.  People who know math are therefore less likely to go into debt because they did
not know how much money they had versus how much money they spent.

Math makes you a better cook (or baker). 

With a knowledge of math, for example, you can quickly deduce that a half-cup of flour is
the same thing as eight tablespoons of flour.  This can prove handy if you find that your
half-cup measure is missing.  Likewise, if you are cooking from a recipe that serves 4
people, but you need to feed 8 people, your math skills tell you that you can simply double
all of the necessary ingredients.  Without math, you may not have enough food (or have too
much food) to feed your guests…

Math helps us have better problem-solving skills.  

 Math helps us think analytically and have better reasoning abilities.  Analytical thinking
refers to the ability to think critically about the world around us.  Reasoning is our ability
to think logically about a situation.  Analytical and reasoning skills are important because
they help us solve problems and look for solutions.  While it may seem farfetched to think
that solving the train problem above can help you solve a problem in your life, the skills
that you use in framing the problem, identifying the knowns and unknowns, and taking
steps to solve the problem can be a very important strategy that can be applied to other
problems in life.

Math is used in practically every career in some way.  

Obviously, mathematicians and scientists rely on mathematical principles to do the most

basic aspects of their work such as test hypotheses.  While scientific careers famously
involve math, they are not the only careers to do so.  Even operating a cash register requires
that one understands basic arithmetic. People working in a factory must be able to do
mental arithmetic to keep track of the parts on the assembly line and must, in some cases,
manipulate fabrication software utilizing geometric properties (such as the dimensions of a
part) in order to build their products.  Really, any job requires math because you must
know how to interpret your paycheck and balance your budget.

Math can make you more popular.

Before you start to disagree with me, think about how great it is to go to dinner with a
friend who can quickly divide a check in their mind to determine how much each person
needs to pay to split the bill.

Math can help you shop a good sale.

Not only will your quick mental arithmetic skills help you become known as the smart
person who everyone appreciates when the waiter brings the check to your table, your math
skills can also help you shop. Knowledge of percentages and how to calculate them quickly
can help you save time when shopping at a sale at the mall – for example, to quickly
calculate a discounted price, or to determine whether you’ve been correctly charged when
paying for a shirt at the store.

Math is the universal language.

Sure, it’s mostly equations, numbers, and some Greek letters, but math is understood the
same virtually all over the world (and who knows, maybe all over the universe)! A math
equation doesn’t need to be translated to another language to be understood by someone on
the other side of the planet. A mathematical law doesn’t change because someone has a
different religion than you or speaks a different language from you. 2 + 2 = 4 in every single
place on planet Earth. Pretty cool! The universality of math is one of the many things that
makes it such a powerful tool and, indeed, essential life skill.

ACTIVITY 3:
Recitation – There are many applications of Mathematical knowledge in different disciplines.
State the relevance of studying mathematics in the program that you are currently enrolled in and
on the future career that you will pursue after graduating.

ACTIVITY 3:
Reflection: Cite the mathematical application that you commonly do in each of the following
stations and your appreciation.

Stations Application of and Appreciation for Mathematics

1. Market Analyze statistical data on past sales to predict future sales
2. Bus/Jeepney/Tricycle Estimation, Mathematical Operations
I used estimation when I am transporting, I used it for
estimating on how many minutes/hours do I travel until I reach
my destination. And for the mathematical
operations, it helps me on paying the right amount of fare or if
my change are exact or not.
3. Church Estimation, Ratios and Proportions
This kind of applications used in estimating on how many
people will attend the mass and by using ratio and proportions,
used for preparing the exact amount of communion bread that
will be served in mass.
4. Friends hangout Managing Money Your teen will learn skills in algebra class that
will help them with money. One important skill they will learn
is how to calculate interest and compound interest. Your teen
can use this skill to manage their money now and when they
grow up. This skill also will help them pick the best bank
account. It will also help them decide which credit card is best
to have. People who take out loans need to understand interest.
It will also help them figure out the best ways to save and invest
money.
5. Clinic Measurements, Ratios and Proportions
This applications are mostly used in clinic, when the doctors are
writing a prescribed medications, such as measuring the exact
amount and the right ratio of the medication that a person will
take.
6. Laboratory Estimation, Measurement,Statistics
Statistics are used in laboratory to analyzes methods of data’s
and concepts, and for better understanding of the data.
7. Birthday Party Estimation, Ratios and Proportions,
Measurements This applications are used to estimate or know
the exact amount of foods to be served for those people who will
come to the party.

Probability is used in watching games in a way of predicting

8. Watching games who will win the game or who will lose, simply getting the
probability of the chances of winning the game.
8. Police Station Problem Solving This kind of application also used in police
station as responding to a crime.
9. Computer shops Understanding numbers to create codes, understanding symbols,
 patterns and sequences, In particular, I wanted to write about
mathematics in computer games because when I was younger I
was introduced to programmes such as Scratch – a programme
which allows you to experiment with computer coding to create
your own moving image. When I was learning how to use this
programme however, I had no idea that this coding related to
mathematics.

V- Assessment
 Identification: Write the correct word on the blank in the right that is being
referred to in the following:

1. A series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings

in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse.

2. A disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space, with

little or no associated mass transport.

3. A substance formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.

4. The tilling of a plane using one or more geometric shapes with no

overlaps and gaps.

5. A curve which emanates from a point, moving farther away as it

revolves around the point.

6. An agreement in dimensions, due proportion, an arrangement.

7. This occurs due to the development of certain displacement

discontinuity surface within the solid.

8. Is characterized by the fact that every number after the first two is the
sum of the two preceding ones.

9. A series of bands or strips, often of the same width and color along
the length.

10. The infinitely complex patterns that are self-similar across different
scales.
ACTIVITY 4:
Debate: Importance of mathematics vs. Language in One’s Life

 Mathematics is a methodical application of matter. ... Mathematics makes our life orderly
and prevents chaos. Certain qualities that are nurtured by mathematics are power of
reasoning, creativity, abstract or spatial thinking, critical thinking, problem-solving
ability and even effective communication skills
 Mathematics helps us understand the world and provides an effective way of building
mental discipline. Math encourages logical reasoning, critical thinking, creative thinking,
abstract or spatial thinking, problem-solving ability, and even effective communication
skills.

ACTIVITY 4:
Reflection: Collect pictures showing the application of Mathematics in different work stations in
your community. Write reflection paper that has three (3) paragraphs, where it shows the
appreciation or importance of studying Mathematics.
 1. Bus/Jeepney/Tricycle
Estimation, Mathematical Operations
I used estimation when I am transporting, I used
it for estimating on how many minutes/hours do
I travel until I reach my destination. And for the
mathematical operations, it helps me on paying
the right amount of fare or if my change are exact or not.

2. Clinic
Measurements, Ratios and Proportions
Measurements, Ratios and Proportions This applications are mostly used in clinic, when the
doctors are writing a prescribed medications, such as measuring the exact amount and the right
ratio of the medication that a person will take.
Write reflection paper that has three (3) paragraphs, where it shows the appreciation or
importance of studying Mathematics.

What I believe about math is that I really don’t like it, but at the end of the day through colleg
math I learned how to solve problems and to not give up when I don’t fully understand
something. I dislike math, but I do need it. The reason why I dislike math is because I don’t find
it entertaining and it is confusing. I am a slow learner when it comes to math and I get a lot of
numbers mixed up.
Mathematics is the study of the measurement, properties, and relationships of quantities, using
numbers and symbols. Problem solving is the key to being able to do all other aspects of
mathematics, and it also gives a better understanding of the problem at hand. When problem
solving, we learn that there are many different ways to solve a problem, and that more than one
answer is possible. It involves the ability to explore, think through an issue, and the reason
logically to solve routine as well as non-routine problems. For example, in real life, when you
get into a conflict, there are many ways to solve that problem. If you are in a fight, you have the
option to solve it by talking or you could just drop it.
Market Mathematical Operation, Ratio and Proportions In market we use a lot of mathematics
that makes our shopping more efficient, one of these are the mathematical operations that we use
for calculating how much we will pay for our purchases, next the ratio and proportions, used for
measuring the right amount of the stuff that we willbuy.