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1 Fibonacci Sequence by Lydia Bliven & Ethel Jones

2 Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci of Pisa, Italy Born 1170 Died 1250 Educated in North Africa Traveled around Mediteranean countries

3 Fibonacci the Mathematician Published mathematics textbook Liber Abaci (The Book of Calculating) in 1202 Introduced the Hindu-Arabic place-valued decimal system and the use of Arabic numerals to Europe

4 Rabbit Problem A certain man put a pair of rabbits in a place surrounded on all sides by a wall. If rabbits take a month to become mature and then produce a new pair every month after that, how many pairs of rabbits will there be in twelve months time?  from Fibonnaci’s book Liber abaci

5 The Fibonacci Sequence 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 184 273…

6 is formed by adding the latest two numbers to get the next one, starting from 0 and 1: 0 1 --the series starts like this. 0+1=1 so the series is now 0 1 1 1+1=2 so the series continues... 0 1 1 2 and the next term is 1+2=3 so we now have 0 1 1 2 3 and it continues as follows... 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 184 273…

7 Fibonacci in Nature Flowers 3 brown carpals, 5 green stamens, 2 sets of 5 green petals 55 spirals to right, 34 spirals towards center

8 Fibonacci in Nature Vegetables & Fruits

9 Fibonacci in Nature Pinecone

10 The Fibonacci Sequence 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 184 273…


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