Mortgages and Seashells
1. Iterating Linear Functions
A Useful Linear Function
A General Financial Formula
Suppose you borrowed $10,000 from a bank that charged.05% interest per month and would like to make payments of $500 per month. How long would it take to pay off the loan? An Application
-10000, B(n) = 0
2. Iterating Geometric Transformations
Rotate thru -90
Dilate about the origin by a factor of.618
Translate over 1, up 1
Rotate thru -90
Dilate about the origin by a factor of.618
Translate over 1, up 1
The Golden Spiral
Golden Spiral?
3. Iterating Complex Linear Functions
3. Complex Linear Functions
The Golden Rectangle Function
Putting DeMoivre’s Theorem to Work
Problem: This gives complex numbers as a function of a real variable. How do you plot g(x)? Need to plot ( real[g(x)], imaginary[g(x) ) for x = 0 to 20 Mathematica to the rescue!