Mathematics as Infromation

Mathematics as Information was a very interesting read, there was a lot of information about the different patterns of mathematics. There are FIVE archetypes including, Number, Space, Logic, Infinity, and Information. In this reading the archetypes were referred back to the hand, such as, Hand as Number. When looking at a hand you are able to see all the different form and detail within your hand. Holding up your hand you have five fingers, you can count your knuckles, fingernails, winkles, hair, and much more. "Your hand codes up a whole lot of numbers." Hand as space, the hand is a three-dimensional object of space. Whereas Hand as Logic, this more or less deals with the hands muscles, bones, and tendons which make up the hand. The hand can easily be referred back to a machine with all the different ways in which a hand moves and also the way your brain tells you to move. Hand as Infinity is what actually takes up the space and can range in the different sizes and scales. Lastly Hand as Information are the instructions coded up in your DNA. "The length of these instructions gives a measure of the amount of information in your hand." Your hand can interact with many different effects in your life such as, wrinkles, freckles, scars, and so on. This is your hands information and the scars and marks left on your hand can easily show what has happened in your past. This reading was very helpful because as the reading went on it gave a more in depth look at the different five archetypes. I was able to learn a lot from this reading and helped me to understand the different ways patterns can really take form.