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I am really excited about my studies of Pythagorus for my MathArt class! I'm amazed that without any formal writing from Pythagorus that he holds such an impact on today's mathematics. He was a great teachers, scholar and quite a mysterious man. There are statues, writings from people about his work passed down through the ages.
I'm much intrigued about his work laying the foundation for mathematics in music. Today we learned about the Babylonians famous Plimpton 322 clay tablet. The tablet is lined with numerals that some scholars believe are related to triangles.
Hello, MathArt students! It's Saturday and today I'm thinking about how math, geometry, art and science all relate. Below are some questions for you to think about and blog about on your own student blog.
Here are some websites for you to visit about Phi with some activities to try:
Mr. Narain's Golden Ratio Acitivities to try - This is a list of eight different activities http://cuip.uchicago.edu/~dlnarain/golden/activities.htm Today we continued our study of the Golden Number and Fibonacci number. First we started with the PowerPoint. We reviewed what we learned last week. We learned about the Mona Lisa and how the Golden rectangles fit around the painting and the points of interest fell around key parts of her face.
What did we learn about the Golden Spiral? What did we learn about numbers found in nature? What are the Fibonacci Numbers and how do they work? Today we learned about the Golden Number and Fibonacci, aka Leonardo of Pisa.
Here are some phrases and questions to help my students write in their blog about today's class: 1). The Golden Number is....1.62 in its shortened form. Does this number have an ending? 2). Where can you find the Golden Number? 3). What are other names for the Golden Number? 4). What interested you most about today's class? shell geometry, spirals found from the smallest particles to the largest - pollen & puffer fish, cauliflower & Brain, comparison of smallest things like atoms compared with the solar system, spirals found in pinecones, sunflower heads, sea shells etc.
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AuthorI'm Gloria Brooks is founder of NatureGlo's eScience (NeS). NeS is a homeschool math and science eLearning center. I'm an avid nature photographer and I love to photograph patterns found in nature. Archives
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