Saturday, November 21, 2009

Math in Nature - Fibonacci



Fibonacci Sequence:
0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,...
(add two adjacent terms to get the following term!)
There is a great website to see
1) Is 13 really that unlucky?
2) Why do we consider 21 as ADULTHOOD?
3) Why do we use 3 by 5 cards for notes?
4) Is a 5 by 8 inch photo visually appealing to you?
5) The Mountain Laurel Blossom (found in the Smokies)
has the shape of a Pentagon! (5 sided)


Maybe SIGNS are not considered Nature,
but we find them in our world.
First let's review the names of polygons:

NOW A FEW SIGN EXAMPLES:





Below is the bottom of a stalk of CELERY.
(Check out the SYMMETRY!)













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