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The History And Applications Of Fibonacci Numbers, Cashous W. Bortner, Allan C. Peterson Apr 2016

The History And Applications Of Fibonacci Numbers, Cashous W. Bortner, Allan C. Peterson

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The Fibonacci sequence is arguably the most observed sequence not only in mathematics, but also in nature. As we begin to learn more and more about the Fibonacci sequence and the numbers that make the sequence, many new and interesting applications of the have risen from different areas of algebra to market trading strategies. This poster analyzes not only the history of Leonardo Bonacci, but also the elegant sequence that is now his namesake and its appearance in nature as well as some of its current mathematical and non-mathematical applications.