Geometric Patterns in Nature
- Yang
- Mar 4, 2018
- 1 min read
(Image: Day, Today is Art, et al. “Crystal Clear Snowflake Photos by Don Komarechka.” My Modern Met, 16 June 2016, mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/don-komarechka-macro-snowflakes.)
When Ms. Yorke told us to think about natural objects that possess geomatric shapes/ patterns, crystal snow flakes were the first thing that came up in my mind. As a child, I was fascinated with the beautiful shapes of snow flakes on my palm.
(Snowflake Science - SnowCrystals.Com, snowcrystals.com/science/science.html.)
In a snow flake, the most common shape appeared is hexagon which is combined with other geometric shapes. I'd like to know why and how this form is occured in a scientific way.
I'm looking forward to our next TOK lesson to talk about this matter with my friends.
TOK Questions:
Did mankind create mathematics or did we discover it in nature?
To what extent can math be reliable without tangible evidence to support the concepts/ formulae?
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