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The Golden Ratio

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When people think of math, do they think of beauty? Do they think of things like pinecones and sunflowers? What does Leonardo da Vinci have to do with this? What do the Greeks, Romans, and people of the Renaissance have in common? They all a mathematics concept in common: the Golden Ratio. The most irrational number in the world is a basis for many things: math, art, architecture, biology, and this site explains how.

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AndreiGrupul Scolar H. Coanda, Rm.Valcea, Romania


ShujunThomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Great Falls, VA, United States


MelissaPotomac Falls High School, Potomac Falls, VA, United States


Age Range

19 & under

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Randy LatimerPotomac Falls High School, Alexandria, VA, United States


Emilia ParaschivPotomac Falls High School, Rm. Valcea, Romania


Category

Math > Geometry

Audience

All ages

Language

English