Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Study of the relationship among numbers, quantities, and shape

A

Mathematics

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2
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Are visible regularities found in the natural world

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Patterns in nature

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3
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Natural patterns consist of…

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Spiral
Symmetries
Mosaic
Stripes
Dots

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4
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Greek philosophers that studied patterns

A

Plato
Pythagoras
Empedocles

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5
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Belgian physicist

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Joseph Plateau

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6
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German biologists and artist

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Ernst Haeckel

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7
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Scottish biologist

A

D’Arcy Thompson

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8
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British mathematician

A

Alan Turing

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9
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Hungarian biologist

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Aristid Lindenmayer

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10
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French-American mathematician

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Benoit Mandelbrot

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11
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Never ending pattern

A

Fractals

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12
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Adopts eight patterns in his landscape work

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W. Gary Smith

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13
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The eight patterns of W. Gary Smith

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Scattered
Fractured
Mosaic
Naturalistic drift
Serpentine
Spiral
Radial
Dendritic

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14
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Was nicknamed “Fibonacci” because of his father

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Leonardo Pisano Bogollo

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15
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Helped spread Hindu Arabic numerical

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Guglielmo bonacci

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16
Q

Golden ratio

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1.6180