Lesson 1 Flashcards
it is a science of logical reasoning, drawing conclusions from assumed premises or strategic reasoning
mathematics
is so fundamental to our perception of quantity that it is to assign a numeric value to a group of objects
Counting
connotes order, regularity, and lawfulness
Pattern
one kind of logic pattern deals with the characteristics of various objects
Logical Pattern
may be a design or motif depicting abstract, nonrepresentational shapes like line, circles, ellipses, triangles, rectangles, and polygons
Geometric Pattern
is an arrangement of numbers in such a way that it follows a particular property or pattern
Number Pattern
The metrical patterns of poems and the syntactic patterns of how we make nouns plural or verbs past tense are both word patterns, and each supports mathematical as well as natural language understanding
Word Pattern
led to the introduction of the Fibonacci numbers and the Fibonacci Sequence
The Rabbit Problem
Who discovered the Fibonacci Sequence?
Leonardo Pisano Bigollo
Pisano means?
from Pisa
Fibonacci means
son of Bonacci
this sequence is found in many natural patterns such as pineapples, sunflowers, nautilus, and pine cones
Fibonacci Sequence
a mathematical ratio, epitomizes beauty, congruence, and balance in physical form
Golden Ratio
is an essential tool in many fields, including scientific discipline, engineering, medicine, finance, and other sociologies
Mathematics
a quality that cannot be described or named easily
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