Mathematics in the Modern World Flashcards
What is an arrangement that helps observers anticipate what they might see or what happens next?
Pattern
What is Mathematics?
Any of the following:
- the study of numbers and arithmetic operations
- set of tools that can be applied to the question of “how many” or “how much”
- a study pattern
- a language
- a process of thinking
- a set of problem solving tools
- an art
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Give an example of pattern-seeking behavior of humans.
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A kind of pattern that deals with characteristics of various objects and its order.
Logic Patterns
One of the first patterns that students encounter in school. An example of this is the sequence 2, 4, 6, 8…
Number Patterns
A kind of pattern that depicts abstract shapes like lines, polygons, and circles, and typically repeats like a wallpaper.
Geometric Patterns
A kind of pattern that can be found in language.
Word Patterns
It indicates that you can draw an imaginary line across an object and resulting parts are mirror images of each other.
Symmetry
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Give an example of three fold symmetry other than the one already given in the module (spiderwort).
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Give an example of five fold symmetry other than the one already given in the module (starfish).
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Give an example of six fold symmetry other than the one already given in the module (snowflake).
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Give an example of Fibonacci sequence that is visible in nature.
Any of the following: sunflower seeds, pinecone, number of petals in a flower, the shape of snail’s shell
It can be expressed as the ratio between two numbers, if the latter is also a ratio between the sum and the larger of the two numbers.
Golden Ratio
The Golden Ratio is approximately equal to _____?
1.618
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How do we use golden ration in real life?
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What is Math for you/How do you view Math?
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Is Math discovered or invented?
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What are the four types of pattern?
Logic Patterns, Number Patterns, Geometric Patters, Word Patterns
In order to for a language to be considered as a language, it needs to have 4 components. What are these?
vocabulary, grammar, community of people, range of meaning
The name given to a mathematical subject of interest.
Expression
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Pick one of the three characteristics of the Mathematics Language (precise, concise, and powerful) and explain it.
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A declarative sentence that can be classified as true or false, but not both.
Proposition
What do you call a self-contradictory proposition?
Paradox
A type of proposition that conveys one thought with no connecting words.
Simple Proposition
