The Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio Project

***Due SUBMITTED through Bb by Monday, Nov 21, 11:59 p.m.

Google Fibonacci or Golden Ratio and your subjectYou are bound to come up with some
good stuff!
You must create a short presentation and submission demonstrating how the Fibonacci
Sequence or the Golden Mean/Golden Ratio relates to your topic. Powerpoint is
suggested, so you may include photos and text. You may also demonstrate or have
visual aids in class. Submit through Bb assignments.
Your project will be graded on clarity of connection to the topic, visual interest, and
enthusiasm. It will count as a quiz grade.
Some suggested topics:
Music:
Theory
Notes/pitch
Intervals
Scales
Chords
Musical instrument proportions (many!)
keyboard
Classical music (Bach, Beethoven, Bartok)
Modern music (Tool)
Nature and
Nautilus shell, other shells
Pinecones
Fruit (artichoke, pineapple)
Sunflowers
Flowers
Tree branches
plant growth (ferns)
Bee paths
Bee reproduction/ancestry
Animal Bodies (proportions)
Science:
Spiral Galaxies
Hurricanes/storms
Computer Data Structures
Sorting algorithms
Audio Compression
Architectural Engineering

Human proportions:
Beauty and the face
Body
DNA
Art:
Classical architecture
Modern architecture
Renaissance artists: Da Vinci
Contemporary artists: Mondrian
Statues
Logos for companies
Graphic/advertising design
Poetry
Other:
Fibonacci Trading
Fibonacci Diet
Crosses
Your dorm room/credit card/buildings on
campus