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    Known by his nick name Fibonacci, Leonardo of Pisa, was born in Italy during the 13th Century. The name Fibonacci came about due to someone misreading “filius Bonacci” on a manuscript which was son of Bonaccio. His passion for numbers were developed while he was a child and was probably due to his father’s career as a Pisan merchant (Hom, 2013). His travels were extensive to his father’s trade and during his life time mathematics was extremely important (Hom, 203). Fibonacci introduced the Hindu-Arabic number system to the Italians where it was rejected due to the affiliation with Islam (Fibonacci, n.d.). The Italians preferred the Roman numeral system (Fibonacci, n.d.) It was not until the fifteenth century that the Hindu-Arabic number…

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    known as Fibonacci. Hundreds of years after the fact, when researchers were concentrating on the written by hand duplicates of Liber Abaci, they confounded a portion of the title – "filius Bonacci" signifying "child of Bonaccio" – as his surname, and Fibonacci was conceived. Fibonacci spent his adolescence in North Africa where his dad was a traditions officer. He was instructed by the Moors and voyaged broadly in Algeria, and was later sent on business outings to Egypt, Syria, Greece, Sicily…

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    Math Vs Music

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    Mathematic, the mathematician thinks Music,-Music the dream, Mathematics the working life, -each to receive its consummation from the other” (Fauvel). And famed composer Claude Debussy echoed “Music is the arithmeic of sounds as optics the geometry of light” (Fauvel). Both men, respected in their fields, had equal feelings about the relationship between mathematics and music. They not only live together, but feed each other, and complement each other. How many have not studied these…

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    Fibonacci is a sequence that consists of series of numbers where a number is found by adding up the two numbers before it. Starting with 0 and 1, the sequence goes 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and so forth. In nature we can observe a form called the Fibonacci spiral, which is a series of connected circles drawn inside an array of squares with Fibonacci numbers for dimensions. The squares fit perfectly together because of the nature of the sequence, where the next number is equal to the sum…

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    use in the real world. This leads to the question if mathematical theories only have validity if applied to real life situations? This idea can be applied to the Fibonacci sequence. The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers where the next number is found by adding up the two numbers before it. The Fibonacci sequence is the series of numbers: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ... The Fibonacci numbers are prime examples of “how mathematics is connected to seemingly unrelated things.”…

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    Weighing in on all the empirical, observable evidence in nature such as the Fibonacci sequence and the elevated level of complexity observed in the environment it is hard to dispute that a creator did not partake in…

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    Honor means in the dictionary high respect; esteem. My definition of honor is a role model of some kind that you have high respect for. Leonardo Pisano, better known as Fibonacci, was born in 1170 in Pisa which is a city of Italy. He was the son of Guilielmo and Alessandra. One of his accomplishments was the Fibonacci Sequence. The Fibonacci Sequence is a series of numbers where the last two numbers equal the next number. Like 1,1,2,3,5,8,13 and so on. You can calculate it by this formula, F(n)…

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    Girolamo Cardano has made hundreds of contributions to the math world. He was not only a mathematician, but a physician, teacher, astrologer, and gambler as well. He was very well known for solving equations and being able to calculate formulas. He was born on September 24th, 1501 in what is now considered to be Italy. His father was a lawyer who also specialized in teaching geometry. Some may say this is where Cardano received his interest in mathematics. Cardano plays a huge role in mathematic…

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    There is no obligation saying you must bet on draws, in theory, one could bet on any of the three outcomes as long as the odds being offered are above the 2.618 threshold. In the 2014/2015 English premier league the rate of a draw was 24.5 percent, almost 1 every 4 matches. Strictly going by this figure the Fibonacci Betting System will pay out approximately every 4 games. That is not to say that it will not go much past 4 matches. The main drawback for this progressive betting system is if one…

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    represents the number of years since 1970, since n = 2 represents the year 1972. ] (1 point) Answer: Explanation: c. According to Intel, the Pentium 4 processor circuit, released in the year 2000, is designed using 42,000,000 transistors. According to your calculations, is this circuit consistent with Moore’s Law? Explain your answer. (1 point) Answer: Explanation: 3. Expand the following summation, then evaluate. In your explanation, describe the steps involved…

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