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The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers
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. The most ubiquitous, and perhaps the most intriguing, number pattern in mathematics is the Fibonacci sequence. In this simple pattern beginning with t...more
Hardcover, 364 pages
Published
May 30th 2007
by Prometheus Books
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Excellent overview for all things Fibonacci. I read it during a trip to Italy, and made it to his grave, which was not planned, but a nice coincidence. In other words, fairly easy reading.
The first several chapters are key. The rest is a bit lighter. And the authors certinaly are Fibonacci cheerleaders, which was a little annoying to me at times. They hoped to be infectious.
I still personally have problems with putting a golden rectangle over part of a painting and claiming the artist planned it...more
The first several chapters are key. The rest is a bit lighter. And the authors certinaly are Fibonacci cheerleaders, which was a little annoying to me at times. They hoped to be infectious.
I still personally have problems with putting a golden rectangle over part of a painting and claiming the artist planned it...more
I couldn't get past page 30 and I am a math person! I found the book boring and missing many justification for what the author was looking at. Though the proofs are in the back of the book, they are not detailed enough unless you are fluent in number theory (and then they are obvious). I didn't read far enough to see if Posamentier talked about all of the numbers in nature that are NOT Fibonacci numbers. (selective omission?) While the series is interesting, I think you can find patterns and mea...more
Here's a fascinating read about a character we hardly know, even though his name is famous.
Amazingly inspiring and wonderfully eye-opening. Math showing the wonders of God's creation.
"The fascinating Fibonacci series"
Interesting --but I think you really have to be into math to love this book.
Very good. Amazing in how many places those darn numbers can show up.
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