Fibonacci sequence

  • Golden Mathematics
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    Golden Mathematics

    A voyage of discovery through a sequence of challenges exploring properties of the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci numbers.
  • Stringing it Out
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    Stringing It Out

    Age
    14 to 16
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    Explore the transformations and comment on what you find.
  • Fibonacci Factors
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    Fibonacci Factors

    Age
    16 to 18
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    For which values of n is the Fibonacci number fn even? Which Fibonnaci numbers are divisible by 3?
  • Simple Train Journeys
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    Simple Train Journeys

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    5 to 11
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    How many different journeys could you make if you were going to visit four stations in this network? How about if there were five stations? Can you predict the number of journeys for seven stations?
  • Fibonacci Deduction
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    Fibonacci Deduction

    Age
    11 to 14
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    Leonard writes down a sequence of numbers. Can you find a formula to predict the seventh number in his sequence?
  • Golden Powers
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    Golden Powers

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    16 to 18
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    You add 1 to the golden ratio to get its square. How do you find higher powers?
  • Paving Paths
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    Paving Paths

    Age
    11 to 14
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    How many different ways can I lay 10 paving slabs, each 2 foot by 1 foot, to make a path 2 foot wide and 10 foot long from my back door into my garden, without cutting any of the paving slabs?
  • Golden Fibs
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    Golden Fibs

    Age
    16 to 18
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    When is a Fibonacci sequence also a geometric sequence? When the ratio of successive terms is the golden ratio!
  • Fibonacci Fashion
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    Fibonacci Fashion

    Age
    16 to 18
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    What have Fibonacci numbers to do with solutions of the quadratic equation x^2 - x - 1 = 0 ?