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This lesson emphasizes the significance of mathematics in understanding the world, highlighting its role in various disciplines such as science, engineering, and economics. It outlines the nature of mathematics as a study of patterns and relationships, and its application in practical scenarios. Additionally, it discusses the importance of mathematics in everyday life and its appreciation as a human endeavor across multiple professions.

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Theology HFDD

This lesson emphasizes the significance of mathematics in understanding the world, highlighting its role in various disciplines such as science, engineering, and economics. It outlines the nature of mathematics as a study of patterns and relationships, and its application in practical scenarios. Additionally, it discusses the importance of mathematics in everyday life and its appreciation as a human endeavor across multiple professions.

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Lesson 1

Nature of Mathematics and


Its Concept
Objectives
• At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
1. use mathematics to think about the world and nature;
2. articulate the importance of mathematics in one’s life;
3. identify the role of mathematics in some discipline; and
4. express appreciation for mathematics as human endeavor.
Mathematics is a useful way to think about nature
and our world. The nature of mathematics
underscores the exploration of patterns in nature
and the environment. Mathematics exists
everywhere and it is applied in the most useful
phenomenon. Even looking by just at the ordinary
part of the house, the room and the street,
mathematics is there. This is one subject thought as
the sole objective language that people in the
modern world understand each other.
A. What have you learned from school on
mathematics so far?
B. Did you ever perform well in mathematics?
why or why not?
C. Do you think the subject mathematics in
which you are enrolled is important? Why or
why not?
According to the American Association for the
Advancement of Science (1990), mathematics
relies on both logic and creativity, it is pursued
both for a variety of practical purposes and for its
intrinsic interest. For some people, and not only
professional mathematicians, the essence of
mathematics lies in its beauty and its intellectual
challenge.
Nature of Mathematics
• Patterns and Relationships
Mathematics is the science of patterns and relationships. As a theoretical
discipline, mathematics explores the possible relationships among
abstractions (can be anything from strings of numbers to geometric figures
to sets of equations).

• Mathematics, Science and Technology


Mathematics is abstract. Because of its abstractness, mathematics is
universal and it finds useful applications in many other fields of human
thought.
• Mathematical Inquiry
Normally, people are confronted with problems.
Mathematics can be used in expressing an idea to a concrete
concept.

• Abstraction and Symbolic Representation


Mathematics as being abstract in form can be represented
by symbols such as numbers, letters, other marks, diagrams,
geometrical constructions, or even words.
• Manipulating Mathematical Statements
After abstractions have been made and symbolic representations of
them are selected, those symbols can be combined in various ways
according to precise defined rules. Typically, string of symbols are
combined into statements that express ideas and propositions.

• Application
Mathematical processes can lead to a kind of model of a thing from
which insights can be gained about the thing itself. Any mathematical
relationships arrived at by manipulating abstract statements may or
may not convey something truthful about the thing being modeled.
The Role of Mathematics in Some Discipline

As posted by Angel Rathnabai (2014),


mathematics is not only number work or
computation, but is more about forming
generalization, seeing relationships, and
developing logical thinking and reasoning.
Here are some main disciplines in which the role of mathematics is widely
accepted:

• Mathematics in Physical Sciences, Chemistry, and Biological


Sciences
Mathematical calculations occur at every steps in physics, its concept
is involved like in Fluid Dynamics, Physical Oceanography and many
others. The field of chemistry also use a significant amount of math
such as Binding Theory and Kinetics. The use mathematical
programming and reliability theory is used in Biosciences,
Bioengineering, and Bioelectronics.
• Mathematics in Engineering Technology
Mathematics is considered as foundation of engineering. Its application is
used in dealing with surveying, levelling, designing, estimating,
construction and many others.

• Mathematics and Economics


The level of mathematical literacy required for personal and social
activities is continually increasing. According to Marshall – ‘The direct
application of mathematical reasoning to the discovery of economic truths
has recently rendered great services in the hand of master
mathematicians.’
• Mathematics in Philosophy
The function of mathematics in the development of philosophical
thought has been very aptly put by the great educationist Herbart, in
his words, ‘The real finishers of education is philosophy, but it is the
office of mathematics to ward off the dangers of philosophy.’
Importance of Mathematics in Life

According to Katie Kim (2015), math is a subject that makes a student


either jump for joy or rip their hair out. However, math is inescapable as
you become an adult in the real world. it becomes versatile and
important.
Consider this list of reasons why learning math is important to you and the world:

Calculating Bills Computing Test Scores Doing Exercise


Making Countdowns Baking and Cooking
Appreciating Mathematics as a Human Endeavor

Mathematics is appreciated as human endeavor because all


professionals and ordinary people apply its theories and
concepts in the office, laboratory and marketplace. according
to Mark Karadimos (2018), the following professions use
mathematics in their scope of work:
Accountant Engineers Architect
Doctor Teacher
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