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Fibonacci

This document provides information about Fibonacci numbers including: - The Fibonacci sequence begins with 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, etc where each number is the sum of the previous two. - Fibonacci numbers appear frequently in nature, like the spiral patterns of sunflowers, pinecones, and nautilus shells which maximize efficiency of space. - The ratios of successive Fibonacci numbers approach the golden ratio, about 1.618, corresponding to the optimal angle for packing items into a space. - Leonardo Fibonacci introduced the decimal number system to Europe and published the "Liber Abaci" in 1202 where he described the rabbit problem that led to the discovery of the

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Fibonacci

This document provides information about Fibonacci numbers including: - The Fibonacci sequence begins with 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, etc where each number is the sum of the previous two. - Fibonacci numbers appear frequently in nature, like the spiral patterns of sunflowers, pinecones, and nautilus shells which maximize efficiency of space. - The ratios of successive Fibonacci numbers approach the golden ratio, about 1.618, corresponding to the optimal angle for packing items into a space. - Leonardo Fibonacci introduced the decimal number system to Europe and published the "Liber Abaci" in 1202 where he described the rabbit problem that led to the discovery of the

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Fibonacci

Month 0
numbers
1 pair

Month 1
1 pair

Month 2
2 pairs

Month 3
3 pairs
Fibonacci numbers in art and nature
The sequence of 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, …, is known as the Fibonacci

Sequence.

Fibonacci was an Italian

mathematician who lived from

1170 to 1240. He is famous for

promoting the Hindu-Arabic

number system in Europe, his

work on algebra, and this famous

sequence.
Sunflower
Nautilus Shell
Fibonacci numbers in nature

An example of efficiency in nature.


As each row of seeds in a sunflower or
pine cone, or petals on a flower grows,
it tries to put the maximum number in
the smallest space.
Fibonacci numbers are the whole
numbers that express the golden ratio,
which corresponds to the angle that
maximizes the number of items in the
smallest space.
Why are they called Fibonacci numbers?
Leonardo of Pisa, c1175 – c1250
Liber Abaci, 1202, one of the first books to
be published by a European
One of the first people to introduce the
decimal number system into Europe
On his travels saw the advantage of the
Hindu-Arabic numbers compared to Roman
numerals
Rabbit problem – in the follow-up work
About how maths is related to all kinds of
things you’d never have thought of
1 1 2 3

Complete the table of


Fibonacci numbers
1 1 2 3 5

8 13 21
1 1 2 3 5

8 13 21 34 55

89 144
1 1 2 3 5

8 13 21 34 55

89 144 233 377 610

987
1 1 2 3 5

8 13 21 34 55

89 144 233 377 610

987 1597 2584 4181 6765


Find the ratio of successive
Fibonacci numbers:
1 : 1, 2 : 1, 3 : 2, 5 : 3, 8 : 5, …
1 : 1, 1 : 2, 2 : 3, 3 : 5, 5 : 8, …
What do you notice?
2 2÷1=2

1.75 5 ÷ 3 = 1.667
13 ÷ 8 = 1.625
34 ÷ 
21 1.618
= 1.619
1.5 21 ÷ 13 = 1.615
8 ÷ 5 = 1.6
3 ÷ 2 = 1.5
1.25

1 1÷1=1
1÷1=1
0.75 2 ÷ 3 = 0.667
5 ÷ 8 = 0.625 13 ÷ 21 =  0.618
0.619
0.5
21 ÷ 34 = 0.617
3 ÷ 5 = 0.6 8 ÷ 13 = 0.615
1 ÷ 2 = 0.5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Some mathematical properties
of Fibonacci numbers
1. Find the sum of the
first 1, 2, 3, 4, … EW
Fibonacci numbers
Try one or more of
these. 2. Add up F1, F1 + F3,
F1 + F3 + F5, … JG
Try to find some
general rule or
pattern. 3. Add up F2, F2 + F4,
Go high enough to F2 + F4 + F6, … SK
see if your rules or
patterns break down 4. Divide each
after a bit!
Fibonacci number
Justify your answers by 11, ignoring any HD
if possible. remainders.
Spirals
Use the worksheet,
and pencils,
compasses and rulers,
to create spirals based
on Fibonacci numbers

Compare your spirals


with this nautilus shell

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