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All of which is astounding evidence for the deep mathematical basis of the natural world. With admirable clarity, two veteran math educators take us on a fascinating tour of the many ramifications of the Fibonacci numbers. They begin with a brief history of a distinguished Italian discoverer, who, among other accomplishments, was responsible for popularizing the use of Arabic numerals in the West. Turning to botany, the authors demonstrate, through illustrative diagrams, the unbelievable connections between Fibonacci numbers and natural forms (pineapples, sunflowers, and daisies are just a few examples). In art, architecture, the stock market, and other areas of society and culture, they point out numerous examples of the Fibonacci sequence as well as its derivative, the \"golden ratio.\" And of course in mathematics, as the authors amply demonstrate, there are almost boundless applications in probability, number theory, geometry, algebra, and Pascal's triangle, to name a few.Accessible and appealing to even the most math-phobic individual, this fun and enlightening book allows the reader to appreciate the elegance of mathematics and its amazing applications in both natural and cultural settings.","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9781633889064","publication_date":"20230210","publisher":"Globe Pequot Publishing","slug":"fabulous-fibonacci-numbers","subtitle":"","title":"Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"EDU029010","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Teaching Math","score":0.6909,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"MAT002010","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Abstract Algebra","score":0.6879,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"MAT002030","confidence_band":"low","label":"Elementary Algebra","score":0.6536,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"EDU029010","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Teaching Math","score":0.6909,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"MAT002010","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Abstract Algebra","score":0.6879,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"MAT002030","confidence_band":"low","label":"Elementary Algebra","score":0.6536,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"MAT002000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Algebra / General","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"MAT012010","confidence_band":"high","label":"Algebraic Geometry","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"MAT022000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Number Theory","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"Teaching Math","score":0.6909,"slug":"teaching-math"},{"label":"Abstract Algebra","score":0.6879,"slug":"abstract-algebra"},{"label":"Elementary Algebra","score":0.6536,"slug":"elementary-algebra"}],"reader_fit":["Accessible introduction for readers curious about mathematics in nature and culture"],"related_lists":[],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Antonio Padilla"],"book_id":"9781250872821","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781250872821.jpg?v=03494e599265e5e7","score":0.7227,"title":"Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781250872821"},{"authors":["Milo Beckman"],"book_id":"9781524745561","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781524745561.jpg?v=2ef159f48bd5274e","score":0.6852,"title":"Math Without Numbers","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781524745561"},{"authors":["David Berlinski"],"book_id":"9781400079100","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781400079100.jpg?v=ecc6bca230e34118","score":0.6752,"title":"One, Two, Three","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781400079100"},{"authors":["Steven Strogatz"],"book_id":"9780544105850","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780544105850.jpg?v=754acf0efaee4d10","score":0.6592,"title":"The Joy of X","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780544105850"},{"authors":["Lou Abercrombie"],"book_id":"9780753480267","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780753480267.jpg?v=0c990e50f32f9069","score":0.6537,"title":"Everyday STEM Maths - Maths in Action","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780753480267"},{"authors":["Boris Pritsker"],"book_id":"9780486832807","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780486832807.jpg?v=c6cf739af7ddc651","score":0.6382,"title":"The Equations World","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780486832807"},{"authors":["Alfred S. 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