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December 5, 2015
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Beautiful Maths – Mathematics is beauty, literally

During the course of the Discovering Mathematics module, I have grown to have a more active awareness and somewhat alertness about the Golden Ratio… 1.61803398875 It appears as a number we may dismiss, but its essence is something astonishing and that is, the Golden Ratio is a measurement buildings and other objects use to be […] Continue reading

November 2, 2015
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Fibonacci sequence

 Fibonacci sequence 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,89,144… The Fibonacci sequence is extraordinarily interesting. It is surprisingly in so many things around us. Like the staggered pattern of certain plants’ leaves to optimise the absorption of sunlight so it hits every leaf. The golden ratio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio) is present in the angles between each leaf so it perfectly separates them to prevent […] Continue reading

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