THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
A. Write an essay on one of the topics below.
1. What new ideas about mathematics did you learn?
Numerous ideas and puzzles came to my mind. I'm so amazed that
everything around us is having its role in our realm. I learned and prove
that all-around us has purpose and patterns in our living. Everything
around us has form with math numbers; even the simplest things have
numbers. Everything is connected, even as humans have their pattern
in our bodies. I'm thinking that creature of this whole system that we're
living in made it to remind us that he didn't make this just because he
only wants it. He made a plan; he organizes everything according to its
niche. He wants us to see that all of his creation isn't just a flip. It's
more than a masterpiece. He made this to show us that everything can
relate to one's other movement, shape, and art. He made everything
with one thing that can call 'patterns of nature.' Besides, I noticed that
everything is in mathematics. The golden ratio was mind-blowing.
Imagine, it's every everywhere. The flowers, shells, paintings, human
bodies, and animals have natural patterns and golden ratios .
2. What is it about that have changed your thoughts about it?
My impressions and perception of mathematics and numbers change
instantly. I realized that mathematics isn't about solving and finding an
answer or having a long solution even to comprise numbers only. It's
part of our everyday existence; it's part of our whole humankind. Also, I
thought all this time that Science is everything that it is everywhere.
That Science is the most important and deserves to study more since
focusing on Science could save and discover different things since my
notion is vast when it comes to Science. Science is essential from the
explanation, basis, findings, conclusions, research which gave us a way
to explain why many things are all under in it, why things are
happening. Before, I believe that everything has an explanation in
Science since its Science. It deals with the study of knowledge, process,
truth, and facts through observation and experiment. But then,
suddenly, my thoughts change. Science without using Mathematics is
nothing, and it's useless without doing even some basic mathematics.
Meaning, for me, before we discover Science, mathematics already
exists and shows its beauty and art and showing that it is already part
of the universal world . How amazing it was; the realization blows me
with this new topic—proven that we shouldn't only focus on what we
see.
3. What is it most useful about mathematics for humankind?
Mathematics is constructive in our everyday living. From the moment
we check the time, we will buy groceries, the clothes we wear, the house
where we live, the food we consume, every time we create a plan, the
rules we follow, there's math. There's a number everywhere. So for me,
mathematics is beneficial and gives and remarkable contribution to our
world where we are standing. For me, without Science with the
tremendous help of mathematics, our world maybe is still in a
tumultuous disturbance, where everyone is asking, How? Why? When?
Where and What? This realization made me understand that everyone
has their purpose. And mathematics is still and will always be still
helpful for us, no matter what. We couldn't deny that it's in our lives,
permanently it's a part of us. I'm looking forward to learning more
about this, everything has an explanation, and everyone could be has a
connection.
That Eyes That Provides
Mathematics of the science of patterns is a forma system created to recognize and
classify observable patterns or regularity found in nature. This aims to understand how
and why patterns occur and predicts how nature will behave in accordance to these.
However, the role of mathematics does not stop on prediction alone. Once the system
has governed our way of living for centuries that it has embedded deeply in the societal
culture that once it is withdrawn or frozen, everything in existence would collapse and
our civilization would start to go background.
Here it's created clear what a universal abstraction method this can be, not simply in
arithmetic. Painting pictures, sculpting sculptures, and writing poems are valid and
vital ways to express our feelings about the world and about ourselves. There is a
little of all these instincts in all of us, and there is both good and bad in each instinct.
The scientist's instinct is to try to understand it to work out what's really going on. The
entrepreneur's instinct is to exploit the natural world. The mathematician's instinct is
to structure that process of understanding by seeking generalities that cut across the
obvious subdivisions. Communing with nature does all of us good: it reminds us of
what we are. (Barlow & Proschan 1996 pp. 119-161)
I enjoyed reading his book because it is truly interesting, informative and educational in
a way that he presented and provided evident examples of mathematics in our nature
and he writes with clarity and precision. We don't pay attention to those patterns but
because I've read the book, I realized that it really exists and we just ignore them.
I have also learned that patterns of form and motion reveal deep regularities in the world
around us specifically the six fold symmetry of snowflakes which led Kepler to
conjecture that all matter is composed of atoms; patterns of waves and dunes give
clues to the laws of fluid flow; and tiger stripes and hyena spots give a key to
understanding the processes of biological growth. It's like science and mathematics is
connected in some ways.
How related questions are left to domain experts, be it physicists, chemists, scientists,
etc. Mathematicians concentrate on why and that opens a whole set of areas for people
to work on how's. It was being used with great success in Physics but the
mathematicians were really concerned about what it really meant. They tend to ask why
rather than how. Thus, there is a fundamental difference in the way of thinking of a
mathematician. A lot of physics proceeded without any major advances in the
mathematical world. For 200 years, calculus was in a different position. (Benacerraf,
1991)
I’m not really fond of reading books with no pictures in it. But this book is an exception. I
was amazed when I read Chapter 5. I had no idea that a simple violin string vibrating
caused a chain of thinking and discoveries that lead to the birth of television. I didn’t
consider the thought that a simple vibration of a linear object may come up with the
invention of something which is way different than that object.
Ian Stewart also emphasizes that mathematics it’s not with regards to numbers,
however additionally concerning operations (also referred to as functions or
transformations), concerning the logical relationships between facts, and concerning
proof. He provides a decent example of the method of finding a symptom. There’s
additionally a motivating section on the “thingification of processes” as a basic
mathematical operation.
Nature’s Numbers introduces readers to the beauty of nature as revealed by
mathematics and the beauty of mathematics as revealed in nature. How can nature
works on patterns. Its numeric and geometric forms and movements. The book begins
off with an introduction of patterns that we can observe in nature. Numerical patterns,
patterns of form, movements (translation, rotation, reflection) and shapes are so
widespread in the nature that it is difficult not to notice them. Stripes on zebras and
tigers, spots on leopards and hyenas, movement of stars across the sky, number of
seeds in the head of sunflower, the shape of snowflake and even colored arcs of light
adorn the sky in the form of rainbows all happen based in a pattern.
Ian Stewart once said “Mathematics is the science of patterns, and nature exploits just
about every pattern that there is.” Mathematics became the key to unlock the mystery
behind the patterns that recur in that recur in nature from the smallest seashell to the
leaves and branches of the trees inland.
number of seeds in the head of a sunflower, the shape of a snowflake and even
colored arcs of light adorn the sky in the form of rainbows all happen based on a
pattern.
Ian Stewart once said “Mathematics is the science of patterns, and nature exploits
just about every pattern that there is.” Mathematics became the key to unlock the
mystery behind the patterns that recur in nature from the smallest seashell to the
leaves and branches of trees inland.
Many people became curious about these naturally occurring patterns just like Peter
S. Stevens in his lovely book Patterns in Nature. They became curious about these
patterns but did not focus on the mathematical perspective unlike Ian Stewart did in
his book Nature’s Numbers. Ian Stewart think of patterns as basically
numerical patterns, geometric patterns, and movement patterns.
number of seeds in the head of a
sunflower, the shape of a
snowflake and even
colored arcs of light adorn the
sky in the form of rainbows all
happen based on a
pattern.
Ian Stewart once said
“Mathematics is the science of
patterns, and nature exploits
just about every pattern that
there is.” Mathematics became
the key to unlock the
mystery behind the patterns
that recur in nature from the
smallest seashell to the
leaves and branches of trees
inland.
Many people became curious
about these naturally occurring
patterns just like Peter
S. Stevens in his lovely book
Patterns in Nature. They
became curious about these
patterns but did not focus on the
mathematical perspective unlike
Ian Stewart did in
his book Nature’s Numbers.
Ian Stewart think of
patterns as basically
numerical patterns, geometric
patterns, and movement
patterns.
number of seeds in the head of a
sunflower, the shape of a
snowflake and even
colored arcs of light adorn the
sky in the form of rainbows all
happen based on a
pattern.
Ian Stewart once said
“Mathematics is the science of
patterns, and nature exploits
just about every pattern that
there is.” Mathematics became
the key to unlock the
mystery behind the patterns
that recur in nature from the
smallest seashell to the
leaves and branches of trees
inland.
Many people became curious
about these naturally occurring
patterns just like Peter
S. Stevens in his lovely book
Patterns in Nature. They
became curious about these
patterns but did not focus on the
mathematical perspective unlike
Ian Stewart did in
his book Nature’s Numbers.
Ian Stewart think of
patterns as basically
numerical patterns, geometric
patterns, and movement
patterns.
number of seeds in the head of a
sunflower, the shape of a
snowflake and even
colored arcs of light adorn the
sky in the form of rainbows all
happen based on a
pattern.
Ian Stewart once said
“Mathematics is the science of
patterns, and nature exploits
just about every pattern that
there is.” Mathematics became
the key to unlock the
mystery behind the patterns
that recur in nature from the
smallest seashell to the
leaves and branches of trees
inland.
Many people became curious
about these naturally occurring
patterns just like Peter
S. Stevens in his lovely book
Patterns in Nature. They
became curious about these
patterns but did not focus on the
mathematical perspective unlike
Ian Stewart did in
his book Nature’s Numbers.
Ian Stewart think of
patterns as basically
numerical patterns, geometric
patterns, and movement
patterns.
number of seeds in the head of a
sunflower, the shape of a
snowflake and even
colored arcs of light adorn the
sky in the form of rainbows all
happen based on a
pattern.
Ian Stewart once said
“Mathematics is the science of
patterns, and nature exploits
just about every pattern that
there is.” Mathematics became
the key to unlock the
mystery behind the patterns
that recur in nature from the
smallest seashell to the
leaves and branches of trees
inland.
Many people became curious
about these naturally occurring
patterns just like Peter
S. Stevens in his lovely book
Patterns in Nature. They
became curious about these
patterns but did not focus on the
mathematical perspective unlike
Ian Stewart did in
his book Nature’s Numbers.
Ian Stewart think of
patterns as basically
numerical patterns, geometric
patterns, and movement patterns
number of seeds in the head of a
sunflower, the shape of a
snowflake and even
colored arcs of light adorn the
sky in the form of rainbows all
happen based on a
pattern.
Ian Stewart once said
“Mathematics is the science of
patterns, and nature exploits
just about every pattern that
there is.” Mathematics became
the key to unlock the
mystery behind the patterns
that recur in nature from the
smallest seashell to the
leaves and branches of trees
inland.
Many people became curious
about these naturally occurring
patterns just like Peter
S. Stevens in his lovely book
Patterns in Nature. They
became curious about these
patterns but did not focus on the
mathematical perspective unlike
Ian Stewart did in
his book Nature’s Numbers.
Ian Stewart think of
patterns as basically
numerical patterns, geometric
patterns, and movement patterns
number of seeds in the head of a
sunflower, the shape of a
snowflake and even
colored arcs of light adorn the
sky in the form of rainbows all
happen based on a
pattern.
Ian Stewart once said
“Mathematics is the science of
patterns, and nature exploits
just about every pattern that
there is.” Mathematics became
the key to unlock the
mystery behind the patterns
that recur in nature from the
smallest seashell to the
leaves and branches of trees
inland.
Many people became curious
about these naturally occurring
patterns just like Peter
S. Stevens in his lovely book
Patterns in Nature. They
became curious about these
patterns but did not focus on the
mathematical perspective unlike
Ian Stewart did in
his book Nature’s Numbers.
Ian Stewart think of
patterns as basically
numerical patterns, geometric
patterns, and movement patterns
number of seeds in the head of a
sunflower, the shape of a
snowflake and even
colored arcs of light adorn the
sky in the form of rainbows all
happen based on a
pattern.
Ian Stewart once said
“Mathematics is the science of
patterns, and nature exploits
just about every pattern that
there is.” Mathematics became
the key to unlock the
mystery behind the patterns
that recur in nature from the
smallest seashell to the
leaves and branches of trees
inland.
Many people became curious
about these naturally occurring
patterns just like Peter
S. Stevens in his lovely book
Patterns in Nature. They
became curious about these
patterns but did not focus on the
mathematical perspective unlike
Ian Stewart did in
his book Nature’s Numbers.
Ian Stewart think of
patterns as basically
numerical patterns, geometric
patterns, and movement patterns
number of seeds in the head of a
sunflower, the shape of a
snowflake and even
colored arcs of light adorn the
sky in the form of rainbows all
happen based on a
pattern.
Ian Stewart once said
“Mathematics is the science of
patterns, and nature exploits
just about every pattern that
there is.” Mathematics became
the key to unlock the
mystery behind the patterns
that recur in nature from the
smallest seashell to the
leaves and branches of trees
inland.
Many people became curious
about these naturally occurring
patterns just like Peter
S. Stevens in his lovely book
Patterns in Nature. They
became curious about these
patterns but did not focus on the
mathematical perspective unlike
Ian Stewart did in
his book Nature’s Numbers.
Ian Stewart think of
patterns as basically
numerical patterns, geometric
patterns, and movement patte
number of seeds in the head of a
sunflower, the shape of a
snowflake and even
colored arcs of light adorn the
sky in the form of rainbows all
happen based on a
pattern.
Ian Stewart once said
“Mathematics is the science of
patterns, and nature exploits
just about every pattern that
there is.” Mathematics became
the key to unlock the
mystery behind the patterns
that recur in nature from the
smallest seashell to the
leaves and branches of trees
inland.
Many people became curious
about these naturally occurring
patterns just like Peter
S. Stevens in his lovely book
Patterns in Nature. They
became curious about these
patterns but did not focus on the
mathematical perspective unlike
Ian Stewart did in
his book Nature’s Numbers.
Ian Stewart think of
patterns as basically
numerical patterns, geometric
patterns, and movement patterns
Mathematics is one of the ideals
that is convenient enough to
make our lives
comfortable and mindless. It
played the big role in
shaping the world into its
advancements today. But,
there are some common
questions that the public is
asking. Usually, they tend to
ask, “Do I need Mathematics
while working on the
household chores?” or, “Do I
need to calculate the formula
before buying products?”.
It may sound so absorb and
seemed sarcastic but it’s a
meaningful one. They all
come back to one specific
question: Does Mathematics
works in every little thing that
we do? Does the deepest
insights of the Mathematician’s
eyes about Mathematical
statistics reliable to the world?
Some may agree but few may
not. However, is it
possible that at the starting
point, Mathematics came up
with the coverage and
maintenance in every field that
is suitable for all of us? Can the
Mathematician’s
eyes really provides learnings in
which we, human beings, may
make use of it in our
daily lives? And, does
Mathematics puts into actions
all the developed rules and
structures, alongside the
understanding of nature
Rose Marie T. Glico
CPE- 1B
Mathematics is one of the ideals
that is convenient enough to
make our lives
comfortable and mindless. It
played the big role in
shaping the world into its
advancements today. But,
there are some common
questions that the public is
asking. Usually, they tend to
ask, “Do I need Mathematics
while working on the
household chores?” or, “Do I
need to calculate the formula
before buying products?”.
It may sound so absorb and
seemed sarcastic but it’s a
meaningful one. They all
come back to one specific
question: Does Mathematics
works in every little thing that
we do? Does the deepest
insights of the Mathematician’s
eyes about Mathematical
statistics reliable to the world?
Some may agree but few may
not. However, is it
possible that at the starting
point, Mathematics came up
with the coverage and
maintenance in every field that
is suitable for all of us? Can the
Mathematician’s
eyes really provides learnings in
which we, human beings, may
make use of it in our
daily lives? And, does
Mathematics puts into actions
all the developed rules and
structures, alongside the
understanding of nature?
Mathematics is worth more than
what we knew about it. It is like
wrapping our head
around something. And, that
something is Mathematics.
It has proven to be
challenging to some people but
is greatly depends on an
individual (Benecerraf, P.
1991).
To begin with, Nature’s
Numbers written by Ian
Stewart, leads us to fully
appreciate
and understand Mathematics in
an easier and interesting way.
He commence with
seeing the nature on a regular
basis in which it will become a
helping hand not only
to students but also to other
mankind to view the natural
world in mathematical way.
To gather the attention of the
children who thinks that
mathematics is a dime of
dozen. The Nature’s Numbers is
a broad overview of the deepest
insights in the
world.
Nature’s Numbers introduces
readers to the beauty of
nature as revealed by
mathematics and the beauty of
mathematics as revealed in
nature. How can nature
works on patterns. Its
numeric and geometric
forms and movements. The
book
begins off with an introduction
of patterns that we can observe
in nature. Numerical
patterns, patterns of form,
movements (translation,
rotation, reflection) and shapes
are so widespread in the
nature that it is difficult not to
notice them. Stripes on
zebras and tigers, spots on
leopards and hyenas, movement
of stars across the sk
