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Math in Nature

The document discusses different types of patterns and symmetry found in nature. It describes the Fibonacci sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers. It then discusses different kinds of symmetry like mirror symmetry found in butterflies and humans and rotational symmetry seen in citrus fruits. Fractals are never-ending patterns created by repeating a simple process, seen in plants, clouds, and trees. Intersection refers to where objects meet, like on a bridge. Alternate and opposite patterns describe the arrangement of objects on stems of plants. Geometric patterns use shapes and forms like those seen in wall designs and Christmas trees.

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Math in Nature

The document discusses different types of patterns and symmetry found in nature. It describes the Fibonacci sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers. It then discusses different kinds of symmetry like mirror symmetry found in butterflies and humans and rotational symmetry seen in citrus fruits. Fractals are never-ending patterns created by repeating a simple process, seen in plants, clouds, and trees. Intersection refers to where objects meet, like on a bridge. Alternate and opposite patterns describe the arrangement of objects on stems of plants. Geometric patterns use shapes and forms like those seen in wall designs and Christmas trees.

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Fibonacci Sequence

The Fibonacci sequence is one of the most famous formulas in mathematics. Each number in the
sequence is the sum of the two numbers that preceed it.

So the sequence goes: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 13, 21, 24, and so on.

Water Ripples

Daisy flower

Pineapple fruit

Queen Sago Palm

Anthurium plant

Sea Shell

Fiddleheads

Symmetry

It is pervasive in living things. Symmetry means that one shape becomes exactly like another when you
move it in some way: turn, flip or slide.

Mirror Symmetry or Bilateral Symmetry

Every point has one-to-one mapping onto another.

Butterfly

Hawk moth

Human Face

Rotational Symmetry

It can be rotated by an angle between 0 o and 360o so that the image coincides with the preimage.

Citrus fruits

Fractals

A fractal is a never-ending pattern. They are created by repeating a simple process over and over in an
ongoing feedback loop.

Plant Roots

Clouds

Tree Branch
Ferns

Tree cracks

Wood cracks

Intersection

In geometry, an intersection is a point, line, or curve common to two or more objects.

Solong Bridge

Alternate and Opposite

With an opposite arrangement, two objects arise from the stem at the same level. With an alternate
pattern, each object arises at a different point on the stem.

Heliconia Psittacorum Golden Torch

Alocasia flower

Alternate and Variegation

Variegation is a term that describes an object that has two or more colors in a distinct alternating
pattern.

Snake Plant

Agave plant

Geometric Pattern and Form

A geometric pattern is a kind of pattern formed of geometric shapes. A geometric form is a shape in
three dimensions.

Wall design in a restaurant

Christmas tree

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