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- The Fibonacci numbers are created by starting with 1 and 1. Then, to get the
next number in the list, just add the previous two.
- Written as a rule, the expression is xn = xn-1 + xn-2.
- Named after Fibonacci aka Leonardo of Pisa
- First introduced in his Liber abaci in 1202
- Book by him
- Describes the Hindu-Arabic numbers aka Arabic Numerals
- Son of a Pisan Merchant
- Traveled
- Traded
- Math was very important to traders
- At a young age he learned about his love numbers and math
- He studied the Hindu-Arabic numbers growing up in North Africa
- He also helped develop the concept of zero
Fibonacci (continued)
https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-science/cryptography/modarithmeti
c/a/what-is-modular-arithmetic