FIBONACCI SEQUENCE

CAPULONG, CAROL N.
 LEONARDO OF PISA-
FIBONACCI
• Fibonacci is the greatest
European Mathematician of the
middle ages.

• Born in 1170 and died in 1240.

• He introduce the Arabic number

system in Europe.
 ORIGIN OF FIBONACCI SQUENCE
• Fibonacci Sequence was
discovered after an
investigation on the
reproduction of rabbits.
GROWING POPULATION OF RABBITS
• Problem: Suppose a newly-
born pair of rabbits (one
male, one female) are put in
a field. Rabbits can mate at
the age of one month so that
at end of the second month,
a female can produce
another pair of rabbits.
 FIBONACCI SEQUENCE
• Fibonacci sequence is an integer in the
infinite sequence 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,… of which
the first two terms are 1 and 1 and each
succeeding term is the sum of the two
immediately preceding.

• Simple rule: adding the last two to get the

next term
How many Pairs will be there in one year?
1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,
89,144,…

• So, 144 pairs will be

there at the end of one
year.
Fibonacci Sequence in Nature
POLYA’S FOUR STEP PROBLEM- SOLVING
STRATEGY
• Understand the problem
• Devise a plan
• Carry out the plan
• Review the solution
 Understand the Problem
• Can you restate the problem in your own words?
• Can you determine what is known about these types of problems?
• Is there missing information that, if known. Would allow you to solve
the problem?
• Is there extraneous information that is not needed to solve the
problem?
DEVISE A PLAN
• Make a list of the known information.
• Make a list of information that is needed.
• Draw a diagram
• Make an organized list that show all the possibilities
• Make a table or chart.
• Work backwards.
• Try to solve a similar but simpler problem .
• Look for a pattern.
• Write an equation. If necessary, define what each variable represents.
• Perform an experiment.
• Guess at solution and the check your result.
 CARRY OUT THE PLAN
• Work carefully

• Keep an accurate and neat record of all your attempts.

• Realize that some of your initial plan will not work and
that you may have to devise another plan or modify
your existing plan.
 REVIEW THE SOLUTION

• Ensure that solution is consistent with the facts of the

problem.
• Interpret the solution in the context of the problem.
• Ask yourself whether there are generalizations of the
solution that could apply to other problems.
THANK YOU!