Mathematics In Our
World
Symmetries and Patterns
Intended Learning
Outcomes
1. Identify patterns in nature and regularities in the world
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
endeavors
Symmetries and
Patterns
Symmetry is when a figure has two sides that are mirror
images of one another. It would then be possible to draw
a line through a picture of the object and along either
side the image would look exactly the same. This line
would be called a line of symmetry.
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 1
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 2
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 3
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 4
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 5
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 6
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 7
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 8
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 9
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 10
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 11
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 11
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 12
in which an object has two
sides that are mirror images of
each other.
bilateral 13
there is a center point and
numerous lines of symmetry
could be drawn at equal angle
intervals.
radial 1
there is a center point and
numerous lines of symmetry
could be drawn at equal angle
intervals.
radial 2
there is a center point and
numerous lines of symmetry
could be drawn at equal angle
intervals.
radial 3
there is a center point and
numerous lines of symmetry
could be drawn at equal angle
intervals.
radial 4
there is a center point and
numerous lines of symmetry
could be drawn at equal angle
intervals.
radial 5
Fibonacci posed the following question:
“If a pair of rabbits is placed in an enclosed area, how
many rabbits will be born there if we assume that
every month a pair of rabbits produces another pair,
and that rabbits begin to bear young two months
after their birth?”
1
8
The Fibonacci Sequence:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55,...
The sum of two consecutive terms gives the
succeeding term.
fibo 2
fibo 1
fibo 3
fibo 4
The relative ratio of the Fibonacci sequence approaches
a very famous ratio with a long and honored history; the
Golden Mean of Euclid and Aristotle, the divine
proportion of Leonardo da Vinci, considered the most
beautiful and important of quantities.
This ratio is evident in many art work and buildings
𝑏 𝑎+𝑏
𝑎
=
“The ratio of the parts is
equal to the ratio of a part to
the whole”
b
golden 2
golden 1
golden 3
golden 4
golden 5
a curve or geometric figure,
each part of which has the
same statistical character as
the whole.
fractal 1
a curve or geometric figure,
each part of which has the
same statistical character as
the whole.
fractal 2
a curve or geometric figure,
each part of which has the
same statistical character as
the whole.
fractal 3
a curve or geometric figure,
each part of which has the
same statistical character as
the whole.
fractal 4
Frieze patterns consists of repeated copies, along a line,
of a single figure or block. We will call this block that
repeats a tile.
Frieze patterns are formed by functions or actions on the
plane that preserve distances. These functions are called
isometries. The isometries that generate frieze patterns
have the additional property that they map a fixed
line, L back onto itself.
Identity
Rotation
Translation
Reflection
Vertical Reflection
Glide Reflection
Identity
Rotation
Translation
Reflection
Vertical Reflection
Glide Reflection
Identity
Rotation
Translation
Reflection
Vertical Reflection
Glide Reflection
Identity
Rotation
Translation
Reflection
Vertical Reflection
Glide Reflection
Identity
Rotation
Translation
Reflection
Vertical Reflection
Glide Reflection
Identity
Rotation
Translation
Reflection
Vertical Reflection
Glide Reflection
frieze 1
frieze 3
frieze 2
frieze 4
frieze 6
frieze 5
http://malini-math.blogspot.com/2010/08/maths-and-nature.html
https://curiodyssey.org/blog/mathematics-of-natures-patterns/
https://www.planetdolan.com/15-beautiful-examples-of-mathematics-innature/
https://math.temple.edu/~reich/Fib/fibo.html
http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/RR/database/RR.09.01/mcdonald1/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7x3LBWn-Ao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl1N7i5ra7Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE_RU0fNjt0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2WHNMfRmHE
