Issue 7: In the Name of Pi, Math in Our Lives
Starting with elementary school until we finish high school, and still pushed on us in college, is math. Why do we spend so much time studying the subject if our "careers" don't necessarily use it? We're going to delve into mathematics and look at how we use it in our daily lives, both in the ancient past and in the present: the use of zero, the discovery of geometry, pyramids, astronomy, you name it!
Starting with elementary school until we finish high school, and still pushed on us in college, is math. Why do we spend so much time studying the subject if our "careers" don't necessarily use it? We're going to delve into mathematics and look at how we use it in our daily lives, both in the ancient past and in the present: the use of zero, the discovery of geometry, pyramids, astronomy, you name it!
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The Fibonacci<br />
sequence is a<br />
naturally occurr<strong>in</strong>g<br />
pattern. The<br />
numerical patten is<br />
0, 1, 1, 3, 5, 8,<br />
13, 21, 34, 55,<br />
89, 144, and so<br />
on. Look at an<br />
artichoke, a<br />
p<strong>in</strong>econe, or even<br />
a sunflower and<br />
you will see <strong>the</strong><br />
golden spiral.<br />
Though Fibonacci<br />
did not actually<br />
discover <strong>the</strong> pattern<br />
it is named after<br />
him and admired<br />
by people who<br />
enjoy <strong>the</strong> fractal<br />
pattern <strong>in</strong> nature.<br />
F<br />
IBO<br />
<strong>Issue</strong> 7 | W<strong>in</strong>ter 2013<br />
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