Introduction to Recognition and Deciphering of Patterns aims to get STEM and non-STEM students acquainted with different patterns, as well as where and when specific patterns arise. In addition, the book seeks to get students to learn how to recognize patterns and distinguish the similarities and differences between them.
Patterns emerge on an every-day basis, such as weather patterns, traffic patterns, behavioural patterns, geometric patterns, linguistic patterns, structural patterns, digital patterns, etc. Recognizing patterns and studying their unique traits is essential for the development and enhancement of our intuitive skills, and in strengthening our analytical skills. Mathematicians often apply patterns to get acquainted with new concepts, but this is a technique that can be applied across many disciplines.
Throughout this book we will encounter assorted patterns that emerge from various geometrical configurations of squares, circles, right triangles and equilateral triangles that either repeat at the same scale or at different scales. The book will also focus on describing linear patterns, geometric patterns, alternating patterns, piece-wise patterns, summation-type patterns and factorial-type patterns analytically. Deciphering the details of these distinct patterns will lead to the proof by induction method. Furthermore, the book will render properties of the Pascal's Triangle and provide supplemental practice in deciphering specific patterns and verifying them.
The book will adjourn with first order recursive relations: describing sequences as recursive relations, obtaining the general solution by solving an initial value problem and determining the periodic traits.
FEATURES
- Accessible to a broad audience with limited mathematical background
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- Especially useful for students in non-STEM disciplines; psychology, sociology, economics & business, liberal arts disciplines, and art students
Industry Reviews
"Mathematics has been described as the study of formal patterns, and accordingly it is important for any student of mathematics to be familiar with a range of patterns. Radin is a faculty mathematician at the Rochester Institute of Technology with an interest in pedagogy. His book focuses on patterns of repeating geometric, arithmetic, and algebraic sequences. The material is carefully sequenced, from simple geometric patterns to periodic patterns of integers defined by recursive relations, at a level appropriate for high school students. Prerequisites include knowledge of combinations and mathematical induction; given these prerequisites, a student could use the book for independent study. Some terms used-for example, nonautonomous-are not defined, however. Topics include sequences and series of numbers, geometric patterns and fractals, Pascal's triangle, recursive relations, and periodic behavior of recursive sequences. Copius exercises reinforce the concepts of each chapter. A final chapter gives answers to all odd problems in earlier chapters. The bibliography lists research, expository, and pedagogical papers. An appendix summarizes the types of patterns discussed and provides useful summation formulas."
-Choice Review
"Mathematics is intimately connected to patterns. This text presents an interdisciplinary smorgasbord of mathematical patterns; in nature, in geometry and in algebra. Introduction to Recognition and Deciphering of Patterns is a good choice for a text to supplement the math program for exceptional high school students or as the back bone for a general education college mathematics course that can involve and integrate both STEM and non-STEM majors."
- Bernard Brooks, Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology
