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Patterns in Nature
Mathematics and its Applications

Fibonacci Sequence
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Fibonacci Sequence
Outline
1 Patterns in Nature
2 Mathematics and its Applications
3 Fibonacci Sequence

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Objectives:

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Objectives:
(1) Identify patterns in nature and regularities in the world which
are manifestations of the application of mathematics;

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Objectives:
(2) Articulate the importance of mathematics in one’s life
through its everyday uses;

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Objectives:
(3) Appreciate the usefulness of mathematics to humanity; and

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Objectives:
(3) Appreciate the usefulness of mathematics to humanity; and
(4) Cite relevant application of mathematics to humanity and in
our world.

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Fibonacci Sequence
Pattern:

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Fibonacci Sequence
Pattern:
(1) a particular way in which something is done, is organized, or
happens;

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Pattern:
happens;
(2) any regularly repeated arrangement, especially a design
made from repeated lines, shapes, or colours on a surface
(Cambridge Dictionary)

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Pattern:
happens;
(2) any regularly repeated arrangement, especially a design
made from repeated lines, shapes, or colours on a surface
(Cambridge Dictionary)
In (1) and (2), there are two important elements: (a) repetition
or doing the same task; (b) design/arrangement/rule, which is
to be repeated.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Example (geometric pattern):

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Example (geometric pattern):
Figure: The figure on the left is a particular design such that if

repeated in vertically and horizontally would result to the figure on the
right.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Example (Numerical pattern):

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence

Determine the number that comes next.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence

Determine the number that comes next.

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Fibonacci Sequence
Symmetry is the quality of having parts on either side or half

that match each other, esp. in an attractive way, or are the
same size or shape (Cambridge Dictionary).

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Fibonacci Sequence
Example
Figure: Example of Symmetry. (”Symmetry”, 2019)

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Example
Figure: Example of symmetry in architecture - Taj Mahal. (Vinayaraj,

2019)

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Studying patterns helps us identify shared properties or

relationships and find logical connections; in the end, it helps
us make generalizations and make predictions.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
According to Ian Stewart in his book Nature’s Numbers:

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
According to Ian Stewart in his book Nature’s Numbers:

“Human mind and culture have developed a formal system of
thought for recognizing, classifying, and exploiting patterns. We
call it mathematics. By using mathematics to organize and
systematize our ideas about patterns, we have discovered a
great secret: nature’s patterns are not just there to be admired,
they are vital clues to the rules that govern natural processes.”

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
We will start exploring the nature of mathematics up to different

ways mathematics is applied in the modern world. But first, we
begin with exploring patterns found in nature.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Figure: Waves and dunes are clues to the rules that govern the flow
of water, sand, and air. (Waves and Dunes, 2021)

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Figure: The tiger’s stripes and the hyena’s spots attest to

mathematical regularities in biological growth and form. (Tigers and
Hyenas, 2020)

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Figure: Shells form spirals. (Shell’s Spirals, 2012)

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
The simplest mathematical objects are numbers, and the

simplest of nature’s patterns are numerical.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
The simplest mathematical objects are numbers, and the

simplest of nature’s patterns are numerical.
Figure: People have two legs, cats have four, insects have six, and
spiders have eight. (Animal Numerical Pattern, 2021)

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Figure: Viruses assume regular geometric shapes, the most striking

being that of an icosahedron - a regular solid formed from twenty
equilateral triangles. (Icosahedral Virus Capsid, 2019)

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
A very curious pattern indeed occurs in the petals of flowers. In

nearly all flowers, the number of petals is one of the numbers
that occur in the strange sequence 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55,
89. For instance, Mai makhaa flowers have 1 petal, Euphobia
flowers have 2 petals, triliums have 3, redleaf roses have 5,
daisy flowers have 8, etc.
Figure: This pattern in the petals of flowers was noticed many

centuries ago and has been widely studied ever since. (Petals of
Flowers, 2019)
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Fibonacci Sequence
• In addition to numerical patterns, there are geometric ones.

The main shapes, which can be found in nature, that appealed
to mathematicians were very simple ones: triangles, squares,
pentagons, hexagons, circles, ellipses, spirals, cubes, spheres,
cones, and so on.

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cones, and so on.
• The rainbow, for example, is a collection of circles, one for
each color. We don’t normally see the entire circle, just an arc;
but rainbows seen from the air can be complete circles.

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Fibonacci Sequence

cones, and so on.
• The rainbow, for example, is a collection of circles, one for
each color. We don’t normally see the entire circle, just an arc;
but rainbows seen from the air can be complete circles.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Exercise 1

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Exercise 1
(1) In the given item below, what number must replace the
question mark?

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Exercise 1
question mark?
Given: 0,1,2,4,6,9,12,?

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Exercise 1
question mark?
Given: 0,1,2,4,6,9,12,?
(2) What number must replace the question mark?

Patterns in Nature
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Exercise 1
question mark?
Given: 0,1,2,4,6,9,12,?
(2) What number must replace the question mark?

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Exercises (continuation)

Patterns in Nature
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Exercises (continuation)
(3) Identify the missing section.

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With the development of new mathematical theories, these

nature’s patterns are beginning to reveal their secrets and
hence, we are seeing a practical impact as well as an
intellectual one.
Figure: A process known as mathematical modelling is an

indispensable technique in mathematical applications.

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Fibonacci Sequence
Our new-found understanding of nature’s secret regularities is

being used to steer artificial satellites to new destinations with
far less fuel than anybody had thought possible, to help avoid
wear on the wheels of locomotives and other rolling stock, to
improve the effectiveness of heart pacemakers, to make
weather predictions, to manage forests and fisheries, even to
make more efficient dishwashers.

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Fibonacci Sequence
Mathematics for Prediction
Figure: Because of mathematics, meteorologists can make effective

short-term predictions of weather patterns - say, three or four days in
advance.

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Fibonacci Sequence
Mathematics for Organization and Industries
Figure: Mathematics is used for modelling aircraft wing design.

Patterns in Nature
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Mathematics for Organization and Industries
Figure: Airline Scheduling involves mathematics of schedule

optimisation using graph theory and operations research.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
For some applications, you can watch the videos (link given
below) at this YouTube Channel Australian Mathematical
Sciences Institute - Math Delivers Playlist.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
For some applications, you can watch the videos (link given
below) at this YouTube Channel Australian Mathematical
Sciences Institute - Math Delivers Playlist.
<<<Click here>>>

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Fibonacci Sequence
Mathematics definitely is a useful way to think about nature. We

want to understand how they happen; to understand why they
happen, which is different; to organize the underlying patterns
and regularities in the most satisfying way; to predict how
nature will behave; to control nature for our own ends; and to
make practical use of what we have learned about our world.
Mathematics helps us to do all these things, and often it is
indispensable.

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Fibonacci Sequence
Please watch the following videos (just click the title below):
(1) YouTube Title: 4. Calculus: One of the Most Successful

Technologies, YouTube Channel: Stanford
Time stamp: 0:00-12:00 min
Optional:
(2) YouTube Title: The world is poorly designed. But copying
nature helps, Youtube Channel: Vox
(3) YouTube Title: Can One Mathematical Model Explain All

Patterns In Nature?, YouTube Channel: Seeker

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Fibonacci Sequence
Sequence

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Fibonacci Sequence
Sequence
A sequence is an ordered list of numbers, call terms, that may
have repeated values. The arrangement of these terms is set
by a definite rule.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Sequence
A sequence is an ordered list of numbers, call terms, that may
have repeated values. The arrangement of these terms is set
by a definite rule.
Example: 2,5,7,15,12,45,17,135,...

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Sequence

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Sequence
In mathematics, we use symbols to denote any sequence of
numbers in general:
x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 , ..., xn , ...

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Sequence
numbers in general:
x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 , ..., xn , ...
• The first term of the sequence is x1 . The subscript 1, as

indicated by 1, tells us that this is the first member of the
sequence.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Sequence
numbers in general:
x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 , ..., xn , ...

sequence.
• The second term of the sequence is x2 . The subscript 2, as
indicated by 2, tells us that this is the second member of the
sequence.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Sequence
numbers in general:
x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 , ..., xn , ...

sequence.
sequence.
• To refer to any number/member of the sequence, we use
xn . The subscript n, as indicated by n, tells us that this is the nth
member of the sequence.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Sequence
numbers in general:
x1 , x2 , x3 , x4 , ..., xn , ...

sequence.
sequence.
• To refer to any number/member of the sequence, we use
xn . The subscript n, as indicated by n, tells us that this is the nth
member of the sequence.

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Fibonacci Sequence
Example

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Example
Given a sequence: 2, 5, 9, 14, 20,..., assume we use the same
set of symbols for a given sequence.

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Example
(a) What is x1 ? x3 ? and x4 ?

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Example
(b) What is x6 and x7 ?

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Example
(c) If xn denotes the nth member of the sequence, what symbol
can we use for the member/number prior to the nth member of
the sequence?

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Example
(c) If xn denotes the nth member of the sequence, what symbol
can we use for the member/number prior to the nth member of
the sequence?
(d) How about the next member after the nth ?

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Fibonacci Sequence
Let us recall that the pattern 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89

occurs in the petals of flowers. This particular pattern was
noticed many centuries ago and has been widely studied ever
since. These are just some numbers of the Fibonacci
sequence:

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
Let us recall that the pattern 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89

occurs in the petals of flowers. This particular pattern was
noticed many centuries ago and has been widely studied ever
since. These are just some numbers of the Fibonacci
sequence:
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, ...

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
For the Fibonacci sequence: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,..., we can

use Fn to denote an nth member of the sequence.

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Fibonacci Sequence

(a) What is F1 ? F2 ? and F4 ?

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Fibonacci Sequence

(a) What is F1 ? F2 ? and F4 ?
(b) What is F11 and F12 ?

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Fibonacci Sequence
An interesting pattern also emerge for Fibonacci sequence:

1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,... If we compute the ratios of
successive Fibonacci numbers, the sequence of ratios
approach a certain constant, called the Golden ratio.

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Fibonacci Sequence

1
(a) 1 = 1.0000

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Fibonacci Sequence

1
(a) 1 = 1.0000
2
(b) 1 = 2.0000

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence

1
(a) 1 = 1.0000
2
(b) 1 = 2.0000
3
(c) 2 = 1.5000

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Fibonacci Sequence

1
(a) 1 = 1.0000
2
(b) 1 = 2.0000
3
(c) 2 = 1.5000
5
(d) 3 = 1.6667

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Fibonacci Sequence

1
(a) 1 = 1.0000
2
(b) 1 = 2.0000
3
(c) 2 = 1.5000
5
(d) 3 = 1.6667
8
(e) 5 = 1.6000

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Fibonacci Sequence

1 13
(a) 1 = 1.0000 (f) 8 = 1.6250
2
(b) 1 = 2.0000
3
(c) 2 = 1.5000
5
(d) 3 = 1.6667
8
(e) 5 = 1.6000

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Fibonacci Sequence

1 13
(a) 1 = 1.0000 (f) 8 = 1.6250
2 21
(b) 1 = 2.0000 (g) 13 = 1.6154
3
(c) 2 = 1.5000
5
(d) 3 = 1.6667
8
(e) 5 = 1.6000

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Fibonacci Sequence

1 13
(a) 1 = 1.0000 (f) 8 = 1.6250
2 21
(b) 1 = 2.0000 (g) 13 = 1.6154
3 34
(c) 2 = 1.5000 (h) 21 = 1.6190
5
(d) 3 = 1.6667
8
(e) 5 = 1.6000

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence

1 13
(a) 1 = 1.0000 (f) 8 = 1.6250
2 21
(b) 1 = 2.0000 (g) 13 = 1.6154
3 34
(c) 2 = 1.5000 (h) 21 = 1.6190
5 55
(d) 3 = 1.6667 (i) 34 = 1.6177
8
(e) 5 = 1.6000

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence

1 13
(a) 1 = 1.0000 (f) 8 = 1.6250
2 21
(b) 1 = 2.0000 (g) 13 = 1.6154
3 34
(c) 2 = 1.5000 (h) 21 = 1.6190
5 55
(d) 3 = 1.6667 (i) 34 = 1.6177
8 89
(e) 5 = 1.6000 (j) 55 = 1.6182

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Fibonacci Sequence

1 13
(a) 1 = 1.0000 (f) 8 = 1.6250
2 21
(b) 1 = 2.0000 (g) 13 = 1.6154
3 34
(c) 2 = 1.5000 (h) 21 = 1.6190
5 55
(d) 3 = 1.6667 (i) 34 = 1.6177
8 89
(e) 5 = 1.6000 (j) 55 = 1.6182
Fn+1
To compute the ratio: Fn

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Fibonacci Sequence
The sequence appeared in the book Liber Abaci (1202) by the

Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa or Fibonacci
(c.1170-1250). In the book, he posed the rabbit problem, which
goes as follows: At the beginning of a month, you are given a
pair of newborn rabbits. After a month the rabbits have
produced no offspring; however, every month thereafter, the
pair of rabbits produces another pair of rabbits. The offspring
reproduce in exactly the same manner. If none of the rabbits
dies, how many pairs of rabbits will there be at the start of each
succeeding month?

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Fibonacci Sequence
Figure: Rabbit population. (Fibonacci sequence - Rabbit Tree, 2019)

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Fibonacci Sequence
Fibonacci Numbers in nature
Figure: Yellow chamomile head showing the arrangement in 21 (blue)

and 13 (aqua) spirals. (Yellow chamomile, 2019)

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Fibonacci Sequence
Fibonacci Numbers in nature
Figure: On a typical sunflower head you would find 34 spirals in one

direction and 55 in the other. (Haβ, 2019)

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Fibonacci Sequence
• In 1843, Binet derived a formula for calculating the nth term

of the Fibonacci sequence,
ϕn − ψ n
Fn = √ ,
5
√
1+ 5
where ϕ = 2 (also known as the golden ratio) and
√
1− 5
ψ= 2 .
• Note that two quantities are in the golden ratio if their ratio is
the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two
quantities.

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Fibonacci Sequence
Figure: The Golden Ratio or Golden Rectangle can be illustrated by

the relationship a+b a
a = b ≡ ϕ.

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Figure: A golden rectangle with longer side a and shorter side b,

when placed adjacent to a square with sides of length a, will produce
a similar golden rectangle with longer side a + b and shorter side a.
(Golden Rectangle, 2019)

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Fibonacci Sequence
Some applications outside the realm of Mathematics

• Applications of Fibonacci numbers include computer
algorithms such as the Fibonacci search technique and the
Fibonacci heap data structure, and graphs called Fibonacci
cubes used for interconnecting parallel and distributed systems.
(En.wikipedia.org, 2019)
• One of the main applications of Fibonacci numbers is in the
area of stock market analysis. Many investors use what is
called the Fibonacci Retracement Technique to estimate the
action that the price of a particular stock will take, based on
certain ratios found within the Fibonacci numbers. (Bortner and
Peterson, 2019)

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Fibonacci Sequence
1. For additional reading about history and applications of

Fibonacci Numbers:
The History and Applications of Fibonacci Numbers by CW
Bortner
2. Please watch the video (just click the title below):

YouTube Title: 2. The Golden Ratio & Fibonacci Numbers: Fact
versus Fiction, Youtube Channel: Stanford (Stanford University
YT Channel)

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
References:
Simple black and white geometric pattern. (2019). [image]
Available at:
http://www.lisbonlx.com/format/28/simple-black-and-white-
geometric-patterns.html/attachment/simple-black-and-
white-geometric-patterns-world-of-example-for-simple-
black-and-white-geometric-patterns [Accessed 30 Jul.
2019].
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¡https://sites.pitt.edu/ ce-
jones/GeoImages/5SedimentaryRocks/SedStructures/Ripples/Mo
[Accessed 5 September 2021].
Tigers and Hyenas. (2020). [image] Available at:
¡https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yce6qIURT2g/maxresdefault.jpg¿
[Accessed 5 September 2021].

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
References:
Shell’s Spirals. (2012). [image] Available at:
¡https://www.freepik.com/premium-photo/spiral-shell-sea-
mollusk-golden-ratio 6905241.htm¿ [Accessed 5
September 2021].
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and-number-of-legs¿ [Accessed 5 September
2021].
Icosahedral Virus Capsid. (2019). [image] Available at:
¡https://pixels.com/featured/3-icosahedral-virus-capsid-
laguna-designscience-photo-library.html¿ [Accessed 5
September 2021].
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¡https://centerofmathematics.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-
fibonacci-sequence-and-golden-ratio.html¿ [Accessed 5
September 2021].
Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
References:
Fibonacci sequence - Rabbit Tree. (2019). [image]
Available at:
http://www.oxfordmathcenter.com/drupal7/node/487
[Accessed 31 Jul. 2019].
Yellow chamomile. (2019). [image] Available at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci number#/media/File:Fibon
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http://www.inquirebotany.org/en/discussions/plant-maths-
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden ratio [Accessed 31 Jul.
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Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
References:
En.wikipedia.org. (2019). Fibonacci number. [online]
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Bortner, C. and Peterson, A. (2019). [online]
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Nautilus shell spiral compared to a Golden Spiral. (2019).
[image] Available at: https://www.goldennumber.net/spirals/

Patterns in Nature
Fibonacci Sequence
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Example (geometric pattern):

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Example (geometric pattern):

Figure: The figure on the left is a particular design such that if

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Example (Numerical pattern):

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Example (Numerical pattern):

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Example (Numerical pattern):

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Symmetry is the quality of having parts on either side or half

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Figure: Example of Symmetry. (”Symmetry”, 2019)

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Figure: Example of symmetry in architecture - Taj Mahal. (Vinayaraj,

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Studying patterns helps us identify shared properties or

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According to Ian Stewart in his book Nature’s Numbers:

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According to Ian Stewart in his book Nature’s Numbers:

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We will start exploring the nature of mathematics up to different

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Figure: The tiger’s stripes and the hyena’s spots attest to

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Figure: Shells form spirals. (Shell’s Spirals, 2012)

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The simplest mathematical objects are numbers, and the

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The simplest mathematical objects are numbers, and the

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Figure: Viruses assume regular geometric shapes, the most striking

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A very curious pattern indeed occurs in the petals of flowers. In

Figure: This pattern in the petals of flowers was noticed many

• In addition to numerical patterns, there are geometric ones.

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• In addition to numerical patterns, there are geometric ones.

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• In addition to numerical patterns, there are geometric ones.

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