1.
Use Google (or another search engine) to find a use of Fibonacci numbers or the Golden
Ratio in nature, art, music, architecture, or some other real-world application. Make sure
you find an idea that is NOT covered in your text.
2.
Describe the application that you have found.
3.
Clearly explain and summarize the important mathematical ideas in your own words.
4.
Include a citation and a link to the source where you learned about it. You may cite using
APA format. Here is a Citation Tip Sheet (Links to an external site.) Links to an external
site.. More information on how to cite properly can be found on the Excelsior Library’s
Citing Sources (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. page. This one-minute
video will help you avoid plagiarism
The Golden ratio is a special number found by dividing a line into two parts so that the longer
part divided by the smaller part is also equal to the whole length divided by the longer part. In
my search for the Golden Ratio in real life I found that the human face was given as an example.
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