Monday, November 2, 2009

Fibonacci Continued

Well done to those of you that worked out 144.

The Fibonacci Sequence is; 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144,233,377,610,987, ...

How far can you work it out?

How would you write this pattern as an algebraic equation?

Research Questions:
What does the name mean?
What other names did he have?
When did he live?
What was the Liber Abaci?
How was it printed?
Why was it written?
What else can you find out about Fibonacci or his family?

Use the links below to conduct some research afterwhich you will present your findings.

http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/prime/articles/fibonac/index.asp

http://www.mi.sanu.ac.rs/vismath/jadrbookhtml/part42.html

http://www.mathsisfun.com/pascals-triangle.html

5 comments:

  1. f (n-1) + f (n-2)
    -efrox and tbwashere

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  2. His other names were leonardo pisano, leonardo bonacci, and leonardo fibonacci.
    He lived from 1170-1250AD in Italy.
    He was born in Pisa.
    He wrote 6 books.
    Liber Abaci is a historic book about arithmetic.
    It was written to teach about maths (:
    He is considered the most talented mathematican of the Middle Ages.

    From EFrox, TBwashere and DMG-123

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  3. 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144
    n1=n2=n3,n2+n3=n4,n3+n4=n5,etc
    the sequence can go on forever
    from NWpony

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  4. His other names were Leonardo Pisano or Leonardo of Pisa
    He live from 1175-1226AD
    The Liber Abaci is a historic book on arithmatic
    EJellay & MMsmiley

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  5. Even though you probably already know this...The Liber Abaci is a book on arithmatic written by Fibonacci
    His other names were Leonardo Pisano, Leonardo Bonacci, Leonardo Fibonacci.
    BTheblusun and LFrizz

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