Archive for the ‘Function’ Category
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Log Cabin Chinking - Purity and the Art of the Line
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
The task of applying daubing or chinking between the logs on a log home does not, on the surface, bring to mind any sacred mathematics, geometry, or golden mean however the author approaches the subject with the passion of an artist.
In the articles he speaks of form and function and the importance of presentation of […] -
An Explanation of The Golden Ratio - Video
Friday, October 12th, 2007
In the 13th century, a mathematician named Leonardo Fibonacci discovered an important number sequence. It’s a very simple sequence of numbers, starting with the number one, twice, each succeeding number in the sequence is the sum of the two preceding numbers, so the sequence goes: 1, 1, 2, 3 , 5 ,8 and so […]
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What is phi Φ, or the “Golden Ratio”?
Friday, October 5th, 2007
Also known as “the Divine Proportion”, the Golden Ratio or, phi ( Φ ) has been the mystery, cause, hope and fixation of many of the world’s foremost mathematicians, artists, architects, musicians, scientists, theologians, philosophers and mystics.
Here is briefly the basic mathematical understanding of “phi”, or the Golden Ratio:
AB/CB = CB/AC = 1.618…
“The golden section […]