GE 04 MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

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Arithmetic Sequence Harmonic Sequence

Geometric Sequence Fibonacci Sequence

Examples: Find the next two terms of the following
harmonic sequences
1. ______, _______ 3. ______, _______

2. ______, _______ 4. ______, _______

To find the nth term:

where:
= nth term of the sequence
= first term of the sequence
= common difference
n term position
Find the 25th term of the sequence

Find the 20th term of the sequence

Which term is in the harmonic sequence ?

• It is the short for the Latin of “filius bonacci”
which means “son of bonacci”
• It is named after the Italian
mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci,
also known as Leonardo of Pisa or
Leonardo Pisano.
At the beginning of a month, you are given a pair of
newborn rabbits. After a month the rabbit 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.
The Fibonacci sequence is a set of steadily increasing
numbers where each number is equal to the sum of
the preceding two numbers.
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21…
Fib(1) Fib(2) Fib(3) Fib(4) Fib(5) Fib(6) Fib(7) Fib(8) …
How many pairs will
there be in one year?

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34,

55, 89, 144…

144 pairs
Sequence that follow the same pattern as the original
Fibonacci Sequence.
2, 2, 4, 6, 10…
3, 3, 6, 9, 15…
10, 10, 20, 30, 50…
 Let the Fib (n) be the Fibonacci sequence with
Fib(1) = 1, Fib(2)= 1, Fib(3)=2 and so on
1. Find Fib(13)
Let’sFib(Try 2. Find
n)- referring to theFib
nth(15)
term of the sequence.
This!Fib (0)= 03. If Fib(22)= 17711 and Fib(24)=46,368,
Fib (1) = 1what is Fib(23)?
Fib (2)= 1
 Let the Fib (n) be the Fibonacci sequence with
Fib(1) = 1, Fib(2)= 1, Fib(3)=2 and so on

Let’sFib(Try 1. Find Fib(13)=233

n)- referring to the nth term of the sequence.
This!Fib (0)= 03. If Fib(22)= 17,711 and Fib(24)=46,368, what
2. Find Fib (15)=610
Fib (1) = 1
Fib (2)= 1
is Fib(23)?
Fib(23)= 28, 657
Let’sFib(Try
n)- referring to the nth term of the sequence.
This!Fib (0)= 0
Fib (1) = 1
Fib (2)= 1
Let’sFib(Try
n)- referring to the nth term of the sequence.
This!Fib (0)= 0
Fib (1) = 1
Fib (2)= 1
The Golden Ratio

The , also known as the golden number, golden

proportion, or the divine proportion, is a ratio between two
numbers that equals approximately
3 1.618. It is denoted using
the Greek letter Φ, pronounced as "phi“.
The Golden Ratio

Ratios of successive
3
Fibonacci numbers approach
the number Φ (Phi)
Formula for computing the nth term in the Fibonacci Sequence

3
EXAMPLE 1
Find Fib (16)

= 987
EXAMPLE 2
Find Fib (26)

= 121327
 3

Golden rectangle with the golden spiral

Fibonacci Sequence in Nature
1. Flower petals

3
Fibonacci Sequence in Nature
2. Seed Heads
Fibonacci Sequence in Nature

3. Pinecones
Fibonacci Sequence in Nature

4. Shells
Fibonacci Sequence in Nature

5. Hurricanes
https://www.mathnasium.com/blog/14-interesting-examples-of-the-golden-ratio-in-
nature#:~:text=The%20Fibonacci%20sequence%20can%20also,each%20of%20the%20new%20stems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk_1d4mbVyQ
https://www.wikihow.com/Calculate-the-Fibonacci-Sequence