Reflection Blog 4

My group's numbering system was composed of numeric values assigned to a particular shape, as follows: 

1 = Circle

2 = Triangle

3 = Square

In this numbering system, each pattern is assigned a 3-digit number comprised of the individual component's assigned values. For example, the pattern "Circle - Triangle - Square" would have a numeric value of "123" since Circle corresponds to 1, Triangle to 2, and Square to 3. One major challenge my group encountered while establishing this system was that we had difficulty describing how our system worked in words. We overcame this challenge by working together to create a set of clearly defined rules in our composition notebooks. 

One advantage to the system that my group and I established is that the 3-digit number counts upwards intuitively as patterns change in a logical manner. 

1. "Circle - Circle - Circle" = "111"

2. "Circle - Circle - Triangle" = "112"

3. "Circle - Circle - Square" = "113"

4. "Circle - Triangle - Circle" = "121"

5. "Circle - Triangle - Triangle" = "122"

6. "Circle - Triangle - Square" = "123"

7. "Circle - Square - Circle" = "131"

8. "Circle - Square - Triangle" = "132"

9. "Circle - Square - Square" = "133"

10. "Triangle - Circle - Circle" = "211"

...etc

One insight that I have gained from reading "Computation: A New Way of Science" is that computer science is much more relevant in today's society than it was a generation ago. In modern society, computations are used in almost all fields of study including engineering, science, commerce, literature, art, and music.