3.25.2013

IMAGES AND WORDS / WEEK 203/ SCHOOL SUBJECTS

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φ is the symbol for the golden ratio.
Two quantities a and b are said to be in the golden ratio φ if:
 
a  +  b  =  a  = φ
   a           b
 
The best decimal approach is Fibonacci's sequence : 1.6180339887498948482...


Spirals are  great examples of the presence of φ in nature:  "a golden spiral is a logarithmic spiral whose growth factor is φ . A golden spiral gets wider (or further from its origin) by a factor of φ for every quarter turn it makes.

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It has been called the hand of God in nature, and artists of all times have tried to respect it intuitively or consciously...
 

7 comments:

  1. Hey, Kia!! It's good to see you posting again!! It has been a long time!!

    I really like your choice for this,theme, I've been fascinated by the 'golden ratio' for some time.

    I hope now you are back you will be taking part in 'Picture This' also?

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  2. A terrific response to this week's challenge.

    intellectually creative!! awesome!!

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  3. Love the shell Kia. It looks like Infinity but not quite tight enough.

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  4. Terrific entry. Love the shell. Great exposition on the formula.

    My entry

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  5. WOW~ What a great intelligent creative post. All I can say for your Math formula is, "if you so say so??"~(LAUGHING)~It is truly an amazing post.

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  6. Surprising post! I always knew that Fibonacci was sexy :)))

    I&W - School Subjects

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  7. Creative, original, awesome entry!

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