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| When we visited New Orleans, I couldn't help but notice the entrance to the Aquarium of the Americas featuring the golden spiral (red) and golden rectangle (solid yellow). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The first fibonacci numbers are: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144,233,377,610... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The golden ratio is 1.6180339887... This is also known as Phi. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A brief synopsis of the most interesting (in my opinion) qualities of the fibonacci series: take a number from the fibonacci series and divide it by the previous number. Do the same thing with the next number. Continue doing this until you get tired of it. You will soon see that each time you do another set of numbers, you will be getting closer and closer to 1.618 (the Golden Ratio)! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The overall dimensions of my house are 26'-6 7/8" x 43'-0". Guess what. 43 divided by 26.5729 equals Phi! I designed the house to do this, it was not an accident. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Some of my favorite math links. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Phi Nest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This site is good for people who are unfamiliar to the Golden Ratio, Fibonacci Numbers, and Phi. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr. Ron Knott's site | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This site is the most extensive that I have seen. This site boasts that if it was printed it would take over 200 pages. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Something to do: Take the fibonacci series out to 15 places: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144,233,377,610 Group the numbers thusly: 1, 123, 58, 1321, 3455, 89144, 233377610 Assign descending units of time to each: 1 year, 123 months, 58 weeks, 1321 days, 3455 hours, 89144 minutes, 233377610 seconds. Add that amount of time to September 6, 1974 (the date exactly halfway between when I was born and when Amanda was born). The answer is August 15, 1998--our wedding day! |
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