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Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio

Learn the mathematics behind the Fibonacci numbers, the golden ratio, and their relationship to each other. These topics may not be taught as part of a typical math curriculum, but they contain many fascinating results that are still accessible to an advanced high school student. The course culminates in an exploration of the Fibonacci numbers appearing unexpectedly in nature, such as the number of spirals in the head of a sunflower. Download the lecture notes from the link https://www.math.hkust.edu.hk/~machas/fibonacci.pdf Watch the promotional video: https://youtu.be/VWXeDFyB1hc
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Rating 4.7 based on 135 ratings
Length 4 weeks
Effort 3 weeks of study, 3 hours/week
Starts Jul 10 (41 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology via Coursera
Instructor Jeffrey R. Chasnov
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Language English
Subjects Engineering Science Mathematics
Tags Physical Science And Engineering Physics And Astronomy Math And Logic

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I think this is the fundamental course for Fibonacci sequence and golden ratio.

A very well planned and interactive course prepared by the lecturer, surely it helped to gain basic cum intermediate level of knowledge of Fibonacci numbers, Lucas numbers and the golden ratio.

Teaches you step-by-step until it gets you to the interesting examples in nature of the Fibonacci sequence and golden ratio.

The relation of the golden ratio and fibonacci ratio is very interesting.

A great introduction to Fibonacci numbers and how they relate to the golden ratio.

Interested in the Fibonacci Numbers and Golden Ratio and was looking for more information, this was clearly provided.

I learn very complete knowledge of fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio.

Great course to learn the secret of Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio!

It was very useful to enhance my knowledge of Golden ration.

This course also shows amazing connection between Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio (1+sqrt(5))/2.

I had no idea that there were this many relationships between the Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio, and that these intertwined ideas show up elsewhere in real-world situations.

As an aspiring professional musician, I'd be very interested to see if and how these show up in music - I myself may have to write something that utilizes and highlights the golden ratio!

Grazie Nice and interesting course to know topics as Fibonacci and Golden Ratio and their relationsvery well expalined and with no overwhelming Maths, very comprehensive and self containedThis course help me to solve some doubts and clarify concepts regarding mainly relation Fibonacci and Golden Ratio.I strongly recommend this course I really enjoyed this class.

One of the many marvels of mathematics is that of the Fibonacci Numbers & the Golden Ratio.

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about fibonacci numbers

This was a short, but well-done course about Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio that greatly enhanced my understanding of the topic.

An amazing course I have learnt so much about Fibonacci numbers and the Golden Ratio in this class.

I have learned a lot about Fibonacci numbers which i never considered to be that important.

It is a great course where you can learn many cool things about Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio.

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fibonacci sequence

Fibonacci sequence exists all around in nature.

Finally I studied the Fibonacci sequence and the golden spiral.

Amazing how many applications and relationships the Fibonacci Sequence has.

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easy to follow

Awesome course, easy to follow along and for those who are inquisitive in nature.

This course showed how important they are, their occurrence in nature, their real world application and a multitude of ways to find them and represent them.The format of this course was also excellent, the videos are rich in content but still entertaining and easy to follow, some of the later ones are worth watching several times because they are quite packed in information.

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I suggest you take this course if you are a fan of math and want some fun in your spare time.

The best part is that anyone with basic understanding of algebra can take this course.

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Thanks Professor Chasnov for a great first course which is definitely suitable to beginners with the way it eases students into the concepts introduced and the great explanations.

Professor Chasnov did a really good job on introducing this topic!

Thank you Professor Chasnov.

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real world

I would like to understand if it can be applied to real world problems.

More real world examples of Golden Ratio necessary Excellent course.

insight into

So this course provides an extremely useful insight into it!All in all, it is a wonderful journey through mathematics!

Gives new insight into the meaning of numbers and definitely helps improve certain math skills such as proving statements, geometry, algebra etc.

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anyone interested

The problems are both challenging and amusing.overall, i'm really satisfied with this course and i would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in math.

Accessible to anyone interested in maths and patterns.

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so much

This is so much more information that what I'd learnt way back in school or when solving Fibonacci based problems in Computer Science courses in college.

thanks so much.

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This is a wonderful course that provides you with insights into a topic much neglected by the university mathematics curriculum but which is of great importance to art and nature.

There is also a preliminary quiz to see if you are familiar with the basic algebra or not, which is a very good design!A lot of the exercises in this course is about mathematical induction, which is an extremely important skill in university mathematics.

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In this course so far I have been able to see what different types of patterns are and I have been able to see what kind of counting ways there are.

I came into this course thinking that it was going to be something relatively basic - being my first MOOC I wanted to do something which is new but not too difficult so I can see what online courses are like.The first week is mostly easy but was still interesting with its novel application of recursion to seemingly difficult problems like the staircase one but the second week stands out mostly for both its difficulty and use of other areas of math to prove results in far better ways - Cassini's identity with the Q matrix in particular.

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Rating 4.7 based on 135 ratings
Length 4 weeks
Effort 3 weeks of study, 3 hours/week
Starts Jul 10 (41 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology via Coursera
Instructor Jeffrey R. Chasnov
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Engineering Science Mathematics
Tags Physical Science And Engineering Physics And Astronomy Math And Logic

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