Art by MA. THEA ISABELA DIZON Story Line by GROUP 1 (Math 10 Y2)
GROUP 1
MATH,
Alvaro, Andrea Asuncion, Sheena Dela Rosa, Austin Ragiel Marc Dizon, Ma. Thea Isabela Kawano, Jasmin Kanae Manaois , Myla Patricia
The story line of this storybook is fully credited to the members of the group. The graphics used, however, are compilations of several artists’ work found on the internet and all copyright are credited to the rightful owners.
The graphics are compiled by Ma. Thea Isabela Dizon. The storybook reading is voiced by Jasmin Kanae Kawano.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction …………………………………… Pages 1 - 8 History of Math ………………………………. Pages 9 - 14 Daily Uses of Math …………………………. Pages 15 - 20 Conclusion ……………………………………. Pages 21 - 2 4
In my nightmares, numbers were big, devilish, and scary!
They had eyes that grew out of their heads… They had funky ears… and they even had fangs sprouting out of their gums!
I would always jolt awake from the thought of ever trying to solve numbers… …which is why I’m terrified of mathematics!
“Go away!” I often screamed and went out of bed. Mother would wake and carry me in her arms, and I would tell her again and again that numbers were scary; that they occupied all the dark spaces in my room, waiting for me to sleep before they could eat me.
The worst part…? Is that I’m a number myself!
I’m the weakest number there is. Because my name… is Zero!
“I don’t want to go to school tomorrow, Mother.” I quietly say.
“Why not?” Mother asks.
“Numbers are scary! Teacher says that we will be counting them tomorrow! I fear that I will never get to solve them… I might even pass out while trying!” I shrieked.
Mother smiled and patted my back, asking me, “Do you want me to teach you all about numbers? They’re not that hard once you get to know them, Zero.”
Mother lied down on my bed with me… and proceeded to tell me what Math really was.
Mother says that math is huge! It’s all kinds of different things.
“You already know the numbers, right? There are also letters in math. There are signs like the letter x, the letter y, and a line, which is connected by two dots.” She says.
today, people before did not have the knowledge that we are continuously using in our everyday lives now.
They did not have a clock to help them keep track of time, a calendar to know what day it is today, or even numbers to count things like shells, rocks, and birds.”
“How would they know if it was already their birthday?!” I asked.
“Unlike
Mother smiled and told, “That, my love, is where mathematics comes out.”
“People in the past used whatever way they could find and were available for them like carving tally marks on caves or bones to keep track of the season, or to count the days.”
“People in our past also came up with mathematical theories, concepts, and formulas that are based on logic and reasoning, like Pythagoras who identified the properties of numbers, irrationality of a square root, and the most especially, the Pythagorean theorem. Are you familiar with him?”
I shook my head.
I nodded.
“He’s one of the greatest mathematicians out there! Their findings actually help us in understanding the world better, producing new knowledge, and revealing the secrets of the universe. Do you want to know what Archimedes said about mathematics?”
“Wow! I want to know math’s secrets too!” I pressed.
“You should appreciate and love it then. Math, after all, holds the key to most things in life. Wherever you go, math is there.”
“Mathematics, he said, reveals its secrets only to those who approach it with pure love for its own beauty.”
Daily uses of mathematics can range from counting numbers to computing the amount of money you have to buy the things that you want or need.
Mother says that she had to compute the money that we had to save for us to be able to buy my favorite toy, Waldy!
Math is used as I count my steps when I go to the bus,
or when Mother prepares food in the morning: pancakes and freshly squeezed orange juice!
In art fields, too! There is what we call a “frieze pattern” where through numbers you can create art, with the design having the same sides!
Our world is filled with beauty, they have different sizes, patterns, shapes, and quantities all thanks to mathematics.
Math is not only for mathematicians, it can also be used by: Engineers, Scientists, and Doctors!
I, too, can use math!
“Even you are the beginning of Mother and Father’s joy, dearest. You started everything in our lives, and now, you are the opening statement of mathematics. You are Zero himself.” Mother reminds me.
“Now, go to bed as you might be late for school tomorrow, Zero.”
Mother again!
away, The looked wonders
Zero, like most of us, just failed to see it.
Math is wonderful! That’s all there is to it.
Now you know what math is! (really)
Art by MA. THEA ISABELA DIZON Story Line by GROUP 1 (Math 10 Y2)