Activity 2 - Fibonnaci Sequence and Golden Ratio
Activity 2 - Fibonnaci Sequence and Golden Ratio
Activity 2 - Fibonnaci Sequence and Golden Ratio
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Some may believe that mathematics was created to torture our brains or
that a nonsense number was created. Nature makes extensive use of
symbols such as numbers. Have you ever counted how many petals are on
a flower? You may believe that any number is possible, but you may be
surprised to learn that nature appears to favor specific sets of numbers such
as 1,2,3,5,8,13, which form a pattern known as the Fibonnaci Sequence.
Some Indian mathematicians, such as Pingala, Virahanka, and
Hemachandra, have already investigated this pattern of numbers. The
Fibonacci sequence is frequently associated with the golden ratio, a
proportion (roughly 1:1.6) that occurs frequently in nature and is used in
many fields of human endeavor. The Fibonacci sequence and the golden
ratio, among other things, are used to guide design for architecture,
websites, and user interfaces.
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numbers sequence (Fractal Foundation, 2013). (Fractal Foundation, 2013).
The first two numbers in the Fibonacci sequence are 0 and 1, and each
subsequent number equates to the previous number to the sum of the
previous two numbers. There are an infinite number of Fibonacci numbers,
and these numbers can be found all over the world.
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