One of the curious properties of mathematics is its beauty. But exactly what mathematicians mean by beauty is hard to capture. Perhaps the most famous example is Euler’s relation, eiπ + 1 = 0 ...

Professor Ken Ono from the University of Virginia has made a discovery that could redefine the mathematical understanding of ...

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34... why is this pattern seemingly everywhere? In terms of math, the sequence isn't too hard to get your head around. In short, each number is the sum of the two numbers ...

Pineapples are often named as an example of the Fibonacci sequence in fruits, thanks to the spiraling patterns that each bulb within a pineapple fruit creates. One study in 1978 has found that while ...

Learn what an arithmetic sequence is and about number patterns in arithmetic sequences with this BBC Bitesize Maths KS3 ... For example, 3, 5, 7, 9… is a sequence starting with 3 and increasing ...

Traders use multiple applications of the sequence in the financial markets.These include Fibonacci retracements, arc, time zones, and fans. Retracements are created when the distance between two ...

1. Flower petals. The number of petals in a flower consistently follows the Fibonacci sequence. Famous examples include the lily, which has three petals, buttercups, which have five (pictured at ...

The spiral pattern of an Aloe polyphylla plant at the University of California Botanical Garden. Stan Shebs via Wikicommons under CC BY-SA 3.0. To the untrained eye, plants may appear to grow ...

This sequence, first spotted by medieval Indian scholars attempting to investigate patterns in Sanskrit poetry, was noticed by Italian mathematician Leonardo Bonacci, known as Fibonacci, while ...