Fibonacci Sequence by Lydia Bliven & Ethel Jones
Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci of Pisa, Italy Born 1170 Died 1250 Educated in North Africa Traveled around Mediteranean countries
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
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
The Fibonacci Sequence …
is formed by adding the latest two numbers to get the next one, starting from 0 and 1: the series starts like this. 0+1=1 so the series is now =2 so the series continues and the next term is 1+2=3 so we now have and it continues as follows …
Fibonacci in Nature Flowers 3 brown carpals, 5 green stamens, 2 sets of 5 green petals 55 spirals to right, 34 spirals towards center
Fibonacci in Nature Vegetables & Fruits
Fibonacci in Nature Pinecone
The Fibonacci Sequence …