Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Section

Exhibit Summary

Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Section is a Interactive interactive exhibit in the Mathematics category, designed for science centers, children’s museums, discovery centers, STEM learning centers and family entertainment centers. Built as a hands-on, mechanical & electromechanical display, it turns an abstract scientific concept into direct, interactive visitor exploration, and is engineered for durable, low-maintenance, high-traffic gallery use.

Scientific Principle

Drag the metal plate, what is the relationship between the sum of the first two numbers and the third number? We can find that no matter which numbers are in the metal plate, the sum of the first two numbers is exactly equal to the third number. This sequence was first introduced by the Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci with the rabbit breeding problem. In this sequence, the ratio of the previous item to the next item is getting closer to the golden section 0.618, also known as the golden section sequence. Watch any conch, and you will be attracted by its exquisite shape and perfect curve. We call this perfect curve a spiral. In nature, many things have exquisite spirals. Science Concept Fibonacci sequence, also known as the golden section sequence, was introduced by mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci using rabbit reproduction as an example, so it is also called the "rabbit sequence", which refers to such a sequence: 0, 123... As the number of items in the sequence increases, the ratio of the previous item to the next item becomes closer and closer to the golden section value of 0.6180339887...

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