The Fibonacci Sequence And Why It`s Important

The sequence was named after Leonardo Fibonacci when he published it, but it was known in India around 200BC. It is very important in that it combines the two elements of nature and mathematics. Almost all living things conform to the sequence and even further afield in the galaxy!

How does it work? Start with 0, then 1 and add those two to get 1 again, then add to last two number to get 2...

0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34. Always adding the last two numbers. So that the next on is 21+34= 55.

In nature it can be seen in the whirling shape of the snail`s shell, starting off small and getting larger as it grows, a ram`s horn curling out from his head from the small tip to the larger end near it`s ears and a pineapple swirling from it`s base getting larger and rounder as it grows.

Did you know that is also appears in: ears, flowers, the great pyramids, the milky way, curling ferns emerging from shoots, a pine cone, a cabbage cut in half, a walnut whip and even the arrangement of planets in our solar system!

To grow in Fibonacci, something has to multiply at a rate with the numbers above, so say bacteria. That is why it grows so fast, 1+1, then 2, then 3, then 5 rapidly it can be seen that is increasing and thriving into a spiral outwards and getting ever larger.

That is why I think it is important and up there with Pi as another mathematical element that links nature and mathematics.