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The Study of Patterns

Mathematics is fundamentally the study of patterns and relationships, which provide order and facilitate educated guesses. Recognizing patterns requires critical thinking and logical reasoning, and includes various types such as number, geometric, and logic patterns. Specific examples of number patterns include arithmetic and geometric sequences, as well as other notable sequences like Fibonacci and triangular numbers.

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The Study of Patterns

Mathematics is fundamentally the study of patterns and relationships, which provide order and facilitate educated guesses. Recognizing patterns requires critical thinking and logical reasoning, and includes various types such as number, geometric, and logic patterns. Specific examples of number patterns include arithmetic and geometric sequences, as well as other notable sequences like Fibonacci and triangular numbers.

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Module 2

MATHEMATICS
AS A STUDY OF
PATTERNS
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Math as a Study of Patterns
 Mathematics is the science of patterns
and relationships.
 Patterns provide a sense of order.
 It allows one to make an educated guess.
 Investigating the patterns that one finds in
numbers, shapes and expressions would
lead to making new discoveries
 Patterns, relationships and functions
constitute a unifying theme of
mathematics
Patterns and Relationships
 Patterns are an effective way to
demonstrate the relationship between
variables.
 It provides opportunities to model and to
analyze situations.
 It gives opportunities for problem solving,
making and verifying generalizations, and
building mathematical understanding and
confidence.
What is needed?
In order to recognize patterns, one needs
◦ critical thinking
◦ logical reasoning
✓Important skills needed by everyone!
What Patterns?
 Number Patterns
 Geometric Patterns
 Logic Patterns
Number Patterns
 It is a list or set of numbers that follow a
certain sequence or property
 An ordered list of numbers
 What is the next term? What rule or
formula can be used to generate the terms?

◦ Arithmetic sequences
◦ Geometric sequences
◦ Other number sequences
Arithmetic Sequences
 An arithmetic sequence is a sequence of
numbers such that the difference of any
two successive members of the sequence
is a constant called the common
difference d.
Arithmetic Sequences
Geometric Sequences
 A geometric sequence is a sequence of
numbers where each term after the first
is found by multiplying the previous one
by a fixed, non-zero number called the
common ratio r.
Geometric Sequences
Sequences with fixed differences
Other Number Sequences
 Sequence of squares: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49,
64, 81, ...
 Sequence of cubes: 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216,
343, 512, 729, ...
 Fibonacci Sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21,
34, 55, 89, ...
After 0 and 1, each new number in the
sequence is the sum of the previous two
numbers
Other Number Sequences
 Sequence of Triangular Numbers: 1, 3, 6,
10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, ...
Other Number Sequences
 Pascal’s Triangle (named after Blaise Pascal, a
famous French Mathematician and Philosopher)
Geometric Patterns
 Patterns formed from sequences of lines
and curves to form geometric shapes and
figures
 Motifs, patterns, or designs depicting
abstract, nonrepresentational shapes such
as lines, circles, ellipses, triangles, and
polygons
Logic Patterns
 Essentially a combination of number and
geometric patterns
 Instances where numerical sequences are
a result of a corresponding geometric
figure
Diagonals of a Polygon

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