Mathematics in Nature Essay Example

Mathematics surrounds us. Math is everywhere where nature has it. We can see the beauty in nature with the help of math. The patterns, shapes, and designs in nature are God’s beautiful creations. 

In this topic, I learned that nature has also math. Math regulates our universe whereas if we consider our world without it: if we hadn’t learned about basic math operations, as well as the various calculations, neither of the worlds would have turned out the way they do.  It is mathematics that has allowed humanity to discover so much about the universe, nature, among other things. In patterns, shells have natural patterns which are spiral, spider webs illustrate beautiful geometric patterns, etc. In shapes, honeycombs repeating the pattern of hexagons same with the dragonfly's wings with a hexagon pattern that can only be seen in the microscope. The fractals such as ferns and snowflakes which it has the same shape even if it is zoom in or zoom out. In outer space, our galaxy is spiral, “Fibonacci spiral.” I learned that everything we’ve seen in nature by our naked eyes or microscopically has math inside it. The Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio are the best examples of seeing beauty in nature. Fibonacci sequence is one of the most popular and easy formulas in Math. Each number in the sequence is the sum of the two numbers that forego it. For example, 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21, and so on. This sequence is understandable and easy where everyone will understand it. It can be seen in shells, natural phenomena such as typhoons/hurricanes, waves, sunflowers, spider webs, and many more. The golden ratio is a mathematical relationship where the ratio of two numbers in which the ratio of the sum to a large number is similar to the ratio of the larger number to the smaller. For example, the Fibonacci sequence is 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13…, 8/5, the large number will be divided into smaller numbers which result in the golden ratio of 1.6000. 

My picture has a fern which is one of the arts of nature. The color of the fern is yellow-green and has a repetitive pattern which makes it a beauty. The role of mathematics in my picture is that it has math, the fractals. Fractal is a pattern that repeats the structures of nature at different scales. The fern is one of the examples of it. The leaves of it have patterns that are beautifully designed. Even if we zoom in and zoom it out, we can see a similar pattern or shale that is seen by our naked eye. Its geometric shape can be seen in every detail. The leaf structure of a fern has different sizes.  From the large in the bottom to the smaller leaf on the top. The front has the same shape from the bottom to the top. It has Fibonacci in it. From top to bottom, the number of the leaf sum the two numbers that precede it which makes it orderly beautiful. Fern leaves seem like a copy or a duplicate but with the same overall shape but different sizes. The leaf is just like the small copy of the fern. In short, the role of mathematics in this picture is to determine its mathematical pattern and beauty hidden in it. To explore the pattern using the math formula specifically the Fibonacci sequence. 

The significance of this picture in my life is that it gives me so much excitement to explore and see more beauty in nature. I realized that nature has math but we unobserved it because we only know that it is beautiful and made by nature, we unnoticed the patterns are hidden in it. I visually perceived that ferns are much appealing so that’s why more people are likely to place them on their houses. This picture gives me a lot of ideas about math especially the Fibonacci sequence. There’s a lot of concepts came into my mind when I captured this photo. I clearly understood how the fern becomes a fractal and how does it relates to math. It also signifies that chasing a dream will start from the bottom and end at the top.