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1. Flower petals
number of petals in a flower is often one of the
following numbers: 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 or 55. For
example, the lily has three petals, buttercups have five
of them, the chicory has 21 of them, the daisy has often GOLDEN RATIO IN ARTS
34 or 55 petals, etc. The golden ratio can be used to achieve beauty,
2. Faces balance and harmony in art, architecture and design. It
Faces, both human and nonhuman, abound with can be used as a tool in art and design to achieve
examples of the Golden Ratio. The mouth and nose are balance in the composition. Check out some examples
each positioned at golden sections of the distance of golden ratio in arts.
between the eyes and the bottom of the chin. Similar 1. The exterior dimension of the Pathernon in
proportions can been seen from the side, and even the Athens, Greece embodies the golden ratio.
eye and ear itself.
3. Body parts
The Golden Section is manifested in the structure of the
human body. The human body is based on Phi and the
number 5.The number 5 appendages to the torso, in the
arms, leg and head. 5 appendages on each of these, in
the fingers and toes and 5 openings on the face. Animal
bodies exhibit similar tendencies.
4. Seed heads
3. S p i d e r w e b s i l
spider creates a
structure by APPLICATIONS OF MATHEMATICS IN THE WORLD
performing innate In our daily life, we use mathematics directly or
steps. indirectly in various fields. The application of
mathematical methods in different fields such as
science, engineering, business, computer science
4. T h e n a u tiand industry isl a combination
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contains a spiral shape called logarithmic spiral. science and specialized knowledge. For example,
statistics, combinatorics, and graph theory are used
by investigators to solve crimes.
5. Age of the trees can be Other applications of mathematics are in
determined by applying forensic science, medicine, engineering, information
technology, cryptography, archaeology, social
dendrochronology which is a
sciences, political science and other fields.
scientific method of dating based
1. In forensic, mathematics is applied specifically
on the amount of rings found in the differential and integral calculus to clarify
the core of a tree. the blurred image to clear image. Another
application of calculus is optimization (maximize
6. Turtles have growth rings called or minimize) surface areas, volumes, profit and
“scutes” which are hexagonal. cost analysis, projectile motion, etc.
Scutes estimates the age of the turtle. 2. In medical field, much of a function of a protein
Smallest scute is in the center and is the oldest one, is determined by its shape and how the pieces
while the largest ones on the outside are the newer move. Many drugs are designed to change the
ones. shape or motions of a protein by modeling
7. Lightning during storms creates fractals. Foam using geometry and related areas.
bubbles formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or Mathematics is also being applied in the
solid. development of medicine to cure diseases.