Explaining the Fibonacci Number Sequence

 

Bob's Fibonacci Poem in Lines

 

Math

Class

Calculation, Computation, Aggravation

What is that blasted formula?

I know it but I cannot recall it!

Calm down, think it through, show some patience, power through, I can do!

That's better! Wait! I can see it now.

Yes, it works every time!

I can succeed

Every time!

Math

Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bob's Fibonacci Poem 

You (1)

Grow (1)

your brain (2)

learning ain’t pain (3)

smart is (2)

gain (1)

Acclaim! (1)

 

What (1)

I (1)

say is (2)

no migraine (3

new skills (2)

you (1)

attain (1)

 

 

 

 What do flower petals, seed heads, pine cones, tree branches, and hurricanes have in common?

 

15 Uncanny Examples of the Golden Rule in Nature

 

Link here for more about Fibonacci in Nature

https://artfulmath.com/a-mathematical-sequence-that-occurs-in-nature/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He

Was

A Mathematician

Living in Italy

Way Back in the Day

Who Saw a Pattern in Plants and Seeds

Spirals in Trees and Pine Cones

Who Was He?

Come Here

Find

Out!

 

 

 

 Biography of Fibonacci

 

The Life and Numbers of Fibonacci

 

 

 

Engraving of Leonardo Fibonacci 

Writing Fibonacci Poetry

Fibonacci Poems have lines or verses that follow the Fibonacci Sequence.

Poetry lines can be organized by words or by syllables.

 

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, Fun from the Poetry Foundation


Where Math Meets Poetry


Submit Your Poem to The Fib Review

 

Math 

was

the most

unhappy and frustrating

part of my school day.

I did not see the connections or procedures.

I thought it was me.

What I needed

was a

Growth

mindset!

 

 

Pi Poetry Writing

 

 

pi—which is written as the Greek letter for p, or π—is the ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter of that circle.

 

3.14159265358979323846

 

Link to this idea and more: National Poetry Month Competition and Resources (2023)