Fibonacci

Ana’s Room 5 Monthly Newsletter September Sorted by Alphabetical Order (Not including Introduction) Page 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction to Band Page 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- French to Science Page 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social to Writing Introduction Welcome to Ana’s Room 5 Monthly Newsletter! Here I will be talking about what I…

The middle ages, which was also known as the dark ages for most of Europe, was a time when mathematics very under-developed and slow due to the Roman Empire and it’s hold that they had on mathematics. This was the case until the Renaissance Era. The Roman Empire flourished until about the 5th century. The decline of the Roman Empire created a new awakening for mathematics. Mathematics around the world began to flourish and develop again. For majority of the world, mathematics was used for…

Brahmagupta and His Significant Discovery Brahmagupta was born in 598 in Rajasthan, India and he was an Indian astronomer that may not get all the credit he deserves. Being an orthodox Hindu, he was very interested in the Hindu yuga system that focused on the measurement of the ages of mankind. Even though he mostly devoted his time to Indian astronomy, Brahmagupta when writing his books implemented a great amount of mathematics. This was seen especially in his most famous work…

Primes – the building blocks of all numbers: The dictionary meaning of prime is ‘Of first importance’ or ‘Of the best quality, excellent’ etc. What is so great about prime numbers? A number is said to be a prime if it is divisible only by 1 and itself. 5, for example, is a prime number because it is divisible only by 1 and 5. The number 4 can be divided by 1, 4 AND 2. So it is not a prime number. Numbers that are not primes are said to be composite numbers. The fundamental theorem of Arithmetic…

(MIP-2) Najmah's voice is of a girl who has had her life ruined by the Taliban, a real, radical Islamic terrorist group, and we can hear her voice through her struggles and encounters with this terrorist group. (SIP-A) Her voice can be heard through her exposure to the Taliban, a fundamentalist Islam terrorist group. (STEWE-1) Najmah’s first encounter with the Taliban is when they take her father and brother away. The talibs were accusing Baba-jan of helping their enemies. They took all the…

Gothic cathedrals are often seen as the microcosm of the universe according to many intelligent sources, however gothic cathedrals are actually a result of the fusion between logic, beauty, and faith. The fusion between material and spiritual things began to rise in popularity during the high Middle Ages because during this time, due to trade, the people of the middle ages began to gain wealth and a love for materialistic things. The community of the middle ages valued both their material things…

intervals opposed to beats. These time standards were often shaped around mathematical calculations or series. This is exemplified in Telemusik, Plus-Minus, Stop, Adieu, and Mikrophonie I and II were Stockhausen based the time proportions on the Fibonacci Series (Toop…

“My key objectives in the design of the Emirates Towers was to create the composition and placement of the twin towers to appear to be constantly changing, depending on the point of view and time of day,” – Hazel Wong (Abdel-Razzaq, 2015) Humans, Body and Building: The idea of harmony and proportion has been haunting the human mind since antiquity. The use of proportion and measurement to create a harmonious city scape can be seen in ancient cities like Athens, Rome, and Cordoba but where does…

From the time man began to fraternise, our decisions have been determined, whether consciously or unconsciously, by reason. Reason is something that we use whenever we make a decision. We have become very conformable with reasoning that now most of the time, our reasoning occurs instinctively. In order to have more control over our actions, it is possible to teach our bodies how to reason consciously, however, reasoning can sometime s be at the spur of the moment or as a reflex and therefore…

The abacus Abdiel Gutierrez Abstract—This paper will show the importance of the abacist during the Renaissance time in Europe, and the importance of their mathematical advances they did to algebra. Normally they were merchants or people that taught the merchants in the operation of the abacus. They appear in Europe in the beginning of the 1400 century and lasted until the year 1600. Their work was very important for the developing of mathematics because they were the first ones to understand…