#Images of fibonacci sequence in nature series

To draw the golden spiral, all you need is a compass and some graph paper or a ruler. The most famous and beautiful examples of the occurrence of the Fibonacci sequence in nature.

#Images of fibonacci sequence in nature series

The Golden Spiral is a geometric way to represent the Fibonacci series and is represented in nature, if not always perfectly, in pine cones, nautilus and snail shells, pineapples, and more. Take a picture of the pattern that emerges. We were delighted to discover that this produced an. As shown in the video above, put alike colored push pins into each cell of the pineapple, following the whorls, with a different color for each line. spiral, and we looked to the mathematics behind these spirals in nature to generate the design. While the presenter gets a bit carried away with some magical thinking, I like her enthusiasm.Īctivity: Get a pineapple and a box of colored push pins. Video: Watch the following video for a nice explanation. If we extend the series out indefinitely, the ratio approaches ~1.618:1, a constant we call phi, that is represented by the greek letter φ 3 petals One common natural example is the number of petals on flowers, though of course there are exceptions. Here's an interesting example called the Fibonacci series, named after an Italian mathematician of the Midde Ages, though the Greeks clearly knew all about it much earlier, as evidenced in the design of classical architecture such as the Parthenon. Math is at the heart of many of the patterns we see in nature.