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MATH 01 Lesson I-1

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MATH 01

Mathematics in the Modern


World
LILIWA A. OLALO
Mathematics Department
College of Arts and Sciences
Mariano Marcos State University

LILIWA A. OLALO
MATH DEPARTMENT COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES MATH 01 MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD
FIRST SEMESTER 2020
What is mathematics?
• Mathematics is the study of numbers and their operations.
• Mathematics is a science of logical thinking.
• Mathematics is a developed formal system of thought for
recognizing, classifying and exploiting patterns.
• Mathematics is the art of patterns and connections embedded in
nature and in our environment.
• Mathematics is the alphabet with which God has written the
universe. – Galileo Galilei

MATH 01 MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD


FIRST SEMESTER 2020 - 2021
Where is mathematics?
We see hints or clues of mathematics . . .
• in nature.
• in our daily routine.
• in communities.
• in the events.
• in individual.

MATH 01 MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD


FIRST SEMESTER 2020 - 2021
What is mathematics for?
• To help us unravel the puzzles of nature, a useful way to think about
nature
• To organize patterns and regularities.
• To be able to predict
• Provides tool for calculations
• Provides new questions to think about

MATH 01 MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD


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What is mathematics all about?
• numbers, symbols and notations
• operations, equations, and functions
• processes, “thingification” of processes (that are abstraction)
• construction of proofs
- make a story rather than a sequence of statements

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How is mathematics done?
• with curiosity
• with a penchant of seeking patterns and generalities
• with a desire to know the truth
• with trial and error
• without fear in solving

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Who uses mathematics?
• Mathematicians: pure and applied
• Scientists: natural and social
• Practically everyone

MATH 01 MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD


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Why is it important to know?
• It puts order in disorder
• Math makes us better persons
• Math makes a world a better place to live in

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