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04-Patterns in Nature

This document discusses patterns in nature and mathematics. It explains self-organized patterns which emerge from local interactions between individuals following simple rules, and invoked organization which follows an architectural plan imposed by an overseer. It then discusses the Fibonacci sequence discovered by Leonardo of Pisa, where each new pair of rabbits is the sum of the previous two months' pairs. The ratio between consecutive terms in the Fibonacci sequence converges on the golden ratio, about 1.618. Shapes like the golden rectangle and golden triangle exhibit this ratio. The assignment is to take photos of patterns in nature that demonstrate either the Fibonacci sequence or golden ratio.

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04-Patterns in Nature

This document discusses patterns in nature and mathematics. It explains self-organized patterns which emerge from local interactions between individuals following simple rules, and invoked organization which follows an architectural plan imposed by an overseer. It then discusses the Fibonacci sequence discovered by Leonardo of Pisa, where each new pair of rabbits is the sum of the previous two months' pairs. The ratio between consecutive terms in the Fibonacci sequence converges on the golden ratio, about 1.618. Shapes like the golden rectangle and golden triangle exhibit this ratio. The assignment is to take photos of patterns in nature that demonstrate either the Fibonacci sequence or golden ratio.

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Module 2

MATHEMATICS
IN NATURE
SECTION 4

PATTERNS IN NATURE
Mathematics in Nature
“The laws of nature are but the
mathematical thoughts of God.”
Euclid

“Mathematics is the language in which God


has written the universe.”
Galileo
Mathematics in Nature
⚫Shapes
⚫Symmetry
⚫Patterns
Patterns in Nature
Every living and non-living thing of the
world seem to follow a pattern of its own
⚫Self-organized patterns/inherent
organizations
⚫Invoked organization
Self-Organized Patterns
⚫This happens when individuals in a group
all follow the same behavior rules
⚫Uses local information (that which exists
within its vicinity) to determine the
following subunit
⚫Usually determined by evidence of
successive patterns
Self-Organized Patterns
Self-Organized Patterns
Self-Organized Patterns
Invoked Organization
⚫Organizations which are architectural in
nature
⚫The pattern created is not necessarily
dependent on what appears locally
⚫There is a practical reason why such kind
of organization exists and is a result of a
planned concept
⚫These structures are built by an
“architect” that oversees and imposes
order and pattern
Invoked Organization
Invoked Organization
Invoked Organization
The FIBONACCI
SEQUENCE
and the
GOLDEN RATIO
The Fibonacci Sequence
Leonardo Pisano/Leonardo of Pisa (known
as Fibonacci) posted the following
problem in his book, Liber Abaci:
⚫How many pairs of rabbits will be
produced in a year, beginning with a
single pair, if in every month each pair
bears a new pair which becomes
productive from the second month on?
The Golden Ratio
⚫An amazing property of the Fibonacci
sequence is that the ratio between
consecutive terms tends to converge to the
number 1.61803399... called the Golden
Ratio, denoted by Φ
⚫Φ is also called the divine proportion,
golden mean, or golden section
The Golden Ratio
⚫Two quantities are in the golden ratio if
their ratio is the same as the ratio of their
sum to the larger of the two quantities
⚫For two quantities a and b, a > b > 0
The Golden Rectangle
The Golden Rectangle
Golden Triangle
Starting with an isosceles
triangle with base
angles of 72°, bisecting
one of the base angles
gives another golden
triangle. Continuing in
this manner, we get
Whirling Triangles and
a logarithmic spiral
obtained by drawing
arcs on one of the
congruent sides.
Module 2: Assignment (Graded)
⚫Take pictures of revelations of
Mathematics in nature. Differentiate those
which exhibits Golden ratio from those
that exhibits Fibonacci Sequence

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