The (fabulous) Fibonacci numbers. Afterword by Herbert A. Hauptman

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Posamentier, Alfred S. / Lehmann, Ingmar. The (fabulous) Fibonacci numbers. Afterword by Herbert A. Hauptman. Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2007, later printing number line, 385pp., near fine dust-jacket, fresh attractive copy, yellow hardcover appears unused. Explores the complexity and wide-ranging applications of the Fibonacci sequence, which appears in nature, art, economics, and the "golden ratio," which is derived from this simple pattern of numbers. - CONTENTS: 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. ISBN 9781591024750. N° de ref. del artículo 91255

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