The (fabulous) Fibonacci numbers /

Posamentier, Alfred S.

The (fabulous) Fibonacci numbers / Alfred S. Posamentier, Ingmar Lehmann ; afterword by Herbert A. Hauptman. - Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2007. - 385 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-373) and index.

A history and introduction to the Fibonacci numbers -- The Fibonacci numbers in nature -- The Fibonacci numbers and the Pascal triangle -- The Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio -- The Fibonacci numbers and continued fractions -- A potpourri of Fibonacci number applications -- The Fibonacci numbers found in art and architecture -- The Fibonacci numbers and musical form -- The famous binet formula for finding a particular Fibonacci number -- The Fibonacci numbers and fractals.

1591024757 (alk. paper) 9781591024750 (alk. paper)

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Fibonacci numbers.

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