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The Golden Ratio: Is It Myth or Math?
The golden ratio. Some say it’s the most mythical number in the universe. Others say it underlies everything from nature’s patterns to beauty in art and design. But, like, what is it? And does the myth of the golden ratio hold up to its...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the Alice in Wonderland riddle? | Alex Gendler
After many adventures in Wonderland, Alice has once again found herself in the court of the temperamental Queen of Hearts. She's about to pass through the garden undetected, when she overhears the king and queen arguing that 64 is the...
Curated Video
JavaScript Mastery from Zero to Hero - Prepare for Coding Interviews - Solution - Convert an Exponential Solution to a Linear Solution
In this video, we will discuss the solution to the exercise on converting an exponential solution to a linear solution from the previous video. This clip is from the chapter "Algorithms and Data Structures - Intermediate to Advanced" of...
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The Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence in Music
Since the beginning of time Phi—also known as the golden ratio—has inspired the world around us. Have you ever noticed how some pieces of music just seem to make sense? From the notes and chords to the phrasing and dynamics, they can all...
Curated Video
What is the Fibonacci Sequence & the Golden Ratio? Simple Explanation and Examples in Everyday Life
The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers in which a given number is the addition of the two numbers before it. So, if you start with 0, the next number will be 1, followed by 1, followed by 2, followed by 3 and so on. As you can...
Curated OER
SpongeBob's House is Not a Pineapple
Who would have thought we could use SpongeBob as a mathematical example? A fantastically fun video that provokes higher thinking about the reality that SpongeBob's house might not actually be a pineapple based on its relation to the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Vi Hart: Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci (Part 3 of 3)
Video explaining how the Fibonacci series and other number series show up in plant growth patterns. [6:07]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Vi Hart: Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci (Part 2 of 3)
Video explaining the principle by which plants arrange their flowers in order to maximize the gathering of sunlight, which relates to the Fibonacci series. [6:14]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Vi Hart: Open Letter to Nickelodeon
Video explaining how spirals show up in nature, demonstrating the Fibonacci series. Demonstrates that the pineapple in Sponge Bob does not exhibit spirals as found in nature. [1:58]
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Khan Academy: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [1 of 3]
Video explaining the progression of the Fibonacci series and giving examples of how the progression shows up in pine cone and flower spirals. [5:55]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Spirals, Fibonacci and Being a Plant: Open Letter to Nickelodeon
Video explaining how spirals show up in nature, demonstrating the Fibonacci series. Demonstrates that the pineapple in Sponge Bob does not exhibit spirals as found in nature.