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School of Teacher Education: Instructional Module in Mathematics in The Modern World

This document contains an instructional module on mathematics in the modern world. It discusses the nature of mathematics, including that it relies on both logic and creativity. Mathematics is abstract and finds useful applications in many fields like science, technology, business, and more. It also discusses how mathematical thinking involves abstraction, symbolic representation, manipulating symbols according to rules, and potentially applying relationships to model real-world things. The module is intended to help students understand the nature of mathematics beyond just numbers and calculations.

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School of Teacher Education: Instructional Module in Mathematics in The Modern World

This document contains an instructional module on mathematics in the modern world. It discusses the nature of mathematics, including that it relies on both logic and creativity. Mathematics is abstract and finds useful applications in many fields like science, technology, business, and more. It also discusses how mathematical thinking involves abstraction, symbolic representation, manipulating symbols according to rules, and potentially applying relationships to model real-world things. The module is intended to help students understand the nature of mathematics beyond just numbers and calculations.

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CSTC COLLEGE OF SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION, INC.

CSTC College Bldg. Gen. Luna St. Maharlika Hi-way, Pob. 3, Arellano Sub. Sariaya Province of Quezon R4A
Registrar’s Office: 042 3290850 / 042 7192818
CSTC IT Center: 042 7192805
Atimonan Contact Number: 042 7171420

SCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Instructional Module in
Mathematics in the Modern World

Preliminaries
I. Module Number 1
II. Module Title Mathematics in our World
III. Brief Introduction In our modern world, the usefulness of mathematics is
inevitable. Mathematics is used in different fields to calculate
effectively the results of different activities, predict the behavior
of a variable when the other variables are known, identify fully
well the requirements of a particular dosage of medicine to cure
a certain illness, verify whether a specific solution is applicable
to general set and many more.
We look at mathematics as a useful way to think about the
nature and the world in general. In the long run, we think about
the numerous applications of mathematics as aids in decision-
making.

IV. Module Outcomes At the end of this module, you are expected to:
1. identify patterns in nature and regularities
2. articulate the importance of mathematics in one’s life
3. argue about the nature of mathematics, what it is, how it is
expressed, represented and used
4. express appreciation for mathematics as a human
endeavour

Lesson Number 3
Lesson Title Nature of Mathematics
Mathematics as what everyone might think is only
about numbers and computations, but it is a
misconception. It’s like looking to an iceberg floating on
a sea, with a tiny top which everyone can see but
Brief Introduction of the Lesson there’s a huge part lying down below the water level
which is invisible to many of us. In this lesson, it is
important to further discuss the nature of mathematics,
what it is, how it is expressed, represented, and used.

At the end of this lesson, you must be able to:


1. argue about the nature of mathematics, what it is,
how it is expressed, represented and used
Lesson Objectives 2. familiarize with the nature of Mathematics
3. appreciate and relate the nature of Mathematics in
their lives

Lesson Proper
I. Introduction/Discussion of Content (Including processing of content & suggested activities)
Nature of Mathematics
According to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1990),
Mathematics relies on both logic and creativity, and it is pursued both for a variety of
practical purposes and for its intrinsic interest. For some people and not only professional
mathematicians, but the essence of Mathematics also lies in its beauty and its intellectual
challenge.
1. Patterns and Relationships
CSTC COLLEGE OF SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION, INC.
CSTC College Bldg. Gen. Luna St. Maharlika Hi-way, Pob. 3, Arellano Sub. Sariaya Province of Quezon R4A
Registrar’s Office: 042 3290850 / 042 7192818
CSTC IT Center: 042 7192805
Atimonan Contact Number: 042 7171420

Mathematics is the science of patterns and relationships. As a theoretical


discipline, mathematics explores the possible relationships among abstractions
without concern for whether those abstractions have counterparts in the real world.
The abstractions can be anything from strings of numbers to geometric figures to
sets of equations.
2. Mathematics, Science and Technology
Mathematics is abstract, its function goes along well with Science and
Technology. Because of its abstractness, mathematics is universal in the sense that
other fields of human thought are not. It finds useful applications in business,
industry, music, historical scholarship, politics, sports, medicine, agriculture,
engineering, and the social and natural sciences.
3. Mathematical Inquiry
Normally, people are confronted with problems. In order to live in peace, these
problems must be solved. Using mathematics to express ideas or to solve problems
involving at least three phases: (1) representing some aspects of things abstractly;
(2) manipulating the abstractions by rules of logic to find new relationships between
them; and (3) seeing whether the new relationships say something useful about the
original things.
4. Abstraction and Symbolic Representation
Mathematical thinking often begins with the process of abstraction – that is
noticing a similarity between two or more objects or events. Aspects that they have
in common, whether concrete or hypothetical, can be represented by symbols such
as numbers letters, other marks, diagrams, geometrical constructions, or even
words.
Examples:
Whole numbers are abstractions that represent the size of a set of things and
events or the order of things within a set.
The circle as a concept is an abstraction derived from human faces, flowers,
wheels or spreading ripples.
The letter A may be an abstraction for the surface area of objects of any
shapes; for the acceleration of all moving objects, or for all objects having
some specified property.
The symbol + represents a process of addition, whether one is adding apples
or oranges, hours, or miles per hour.
5. Manipulating Mathematical Statements
After abstractions have been made and symbolic representations of them have
been selected, those symbols can be combined and recombined in various ways
according to precisely defines rules. Typically, strings of symbols are combined into
statements that express ideas or propositions.
Example:
The symbol A for the area of any square may be used with the symbol s for
the length of the square’s side to form the proposition A = s2. This equation
specifies how the area is related to the side and implies that it depends on
nothing else.
6. Application
Mathematical processes can lead to a kind of model of a thing, from which
insights can be gained about the thing itself. Any mathematical relationships arrived
at by manipulating abstract statements may or may not convey something truthful
about the thing being modelled.
Example:
If 2 cups of water are added to 3 cups of water and the abstract mathematical
operation 2+3=5 is used to calculate the total, the correct answer is 5 cups of
water. However, if 2 cups of sugar are added to 3 cups of hot tea and the
same operation is used, 5 is an incorrect answer, for such an addition results
in only slightly more than 4 cups of very sweet tea.
CSTC COLLEGE OF SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION, INC.
CSTC College Bldg. Gen. Luna St. Maharlika Hi-way, Pob. 3, Arellano Sub. Sariaya Province of Quezon R4A
Registrar’s Office: 042 3290850 / 042 7192818
CSTC IT Center: 042 7192805
Atimonan Contact Number: 042 7171420

Sometimes common sense is enough to enable one to decide whether the


results of the mathematics are appropriate.

II. References
Alejan, R., et al. (2018). Mathematics in the modern world. Malabon City, Philippines: Mutya Publishing, Inc.
Daligdig, R. (2019). Mathematics in the modern world. Quezon City, Manila, Philippines: Lorimar Publishing, Inc.

Prepared by: Reviewed by:

JEXCEL M. CAPANING, LPT JOHN MARC R. MENDOZA, MAEd, MLIS


Instructor, GEC MMW103 Program Head, School of Teacher Education

Validated by: Approved by:

ARNEL TINAMISAN, MAEd JESS JAY M. SAJISE, DBA


Internal Validator, Mathematics Vice President of Academic Affairs External

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