SS Connection
There are many types of sequences. Many of them are used very commonly. One of the most famous historical sequences is the Fibonacci sequence. Fibonacci is a very famous name in math
Pisano grew up in North Africa. He was educated by the Moors, and was later sent on business trips to Egypt, Syria, Greece, Sicily, and Provence. He first introduced his interest in mathematics when he began to write the book "Liber Abaci". The book was published in 1202. In the book, Pisano introduced the decimal number system to the Latin-speaking world.
ematics. Leonardo Pisano, the creator of the Fibonacci sequence helped popularize the modern number system in the Latin-speaking world.
The Fibonacci Statue
The Fibonacci statue was made in honor of Leonardo Pisano. It was made after he died to show how he had made a difference in the mathematical community.
The Golden Ratio
If we take the ratio of
two successive numbers in Fibonacci's series, dividing each by the number before it, we will find the following series of numbers:
1/1 = 1 , 2/1 = 2 , 3/2 = 1.5 , 5/3 = 1.66666... , 8/5 = 1.6 ,
13/8 = 1.625 , 21/13 = 1.61538...
If these numbers were graphed, the values would tend to a limit, which is called the golden ratio.
