The magic of Fibonacci numbers | Arthur Benjamin | TED

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  • @gerrychan5729
    @gerrychan5729 8 років тому +2564

    i hope math teachers will always tell their students the "why" rather than letting the students to memorise things. I wish i grew up with this videos on youtube.

    • @mb00278
      @mb00278 8 років тому +8

      +gerry chan This isn't some magic method to avoid memorization and grinding. In his video, he discussed the last of the three points he showed at the beginning. You need memorization and grinding for the first two.

    • @gerrychan5729
      @gerrychan5729 8 років тому +59

      Sorry, I have to explain what I mean of memorisation. It's more interesting and fun to learn why or how a formula came into being. Not just the algebra manipulation,but the story behind the equation. I hope you get my point.

    • @tdcfc
      @tdcfc 7 років тому +16

      There's one small problem to that: sometimes the explanation is A LOT harder to understand than simply learning (or memorizing) things. Take the formulas to calculate the area and volume of a sphere for example: it takes knowledge of differentiation and integration to understand how to get to those formulas. I'm not saying some things can't be explained. I'm just pointing out that there's another side of the story.

    • @taylormaine5916
      @taylormaine5916 7 років тому +5

      gerry chan I am so lucky to have a math teacher that has instilled that in me. He is amzing at what he does and has taught me to love math.

    • @Julumkana
      @Julumkana 7 років тому +19

      I had a great math teacher in high school. Mr. Vigurs, he didnt just teach us math, he taught us to look how math is in everything around us and to question and reason with everything. Not to just simply go through life being a robot.

  • @heyjayrajput
    @heyjayrajput 5 років тому +629

    He enjoyed himself while explaining this...
    Amazing person

    • @TheCrappyZipper
      @TheCrappyZipper 5 років тому +7

      Its amazing stuff

    • @whit2642
      @whit2642 5 років тому +6

      Jay Rajput Made it enjoyable to listen to, and learn from.

  • @JonPeacock
    @JonPeacock 5 років тому +1169

    This guy is like the Bob Ross of Math, so full of joy for what he does

    • @bobs182
      @bobs182 4 роки тому +3

      He doesn't count.

    • @drudru3149
      @drudru3149 4 роки тому +8

      If he was my math teacher, math class would be my favorite subject

    • @rachelduckett3408
      @rachelduckett3408 3 роки тому +1

      😂🙌🏼

    • @jerome8314
      @jerome8314 3 роки тому +2

      Nah Bob Ross is way more chill to listen to. This guy sounds like an infomercial

    • @faridabdullah9306
      @faridabdullah9306 3 роки тому

      Hate maths in school ,but not anymore after watching this.
      In fact loved it all.

  • @Boss-ec4if
    @Boss-ec4if 8 років тому +4555

    mathematics is not just solving for x, its also figuring out y. lol. good one!

  • @top1percent424
    @top1percent424 8 років тому +1608

    2, 3, 5, 8 WHO DO WE APPRECIATE?

  • @openureyes2thetruth1
    @openureyes2thetruth1 5 років тому +317

    I wish I had this guy as my math teacher. He actually makes it enjoyable and interesting. :)

    • @thyluminary2426
      @thyluminary2426 3 роки тому

      me toooo!!!

    • @cartergomez5390
      @cartergomez5390 3 роки тому

      Yeah, I've always had to get a tutor.

    • @sereanaduwai8313
      @sereanaduwai8313 2 роки тому +2

      Thank the ancient Indians for Arithmatic it's where Fibonachi got his inspiration from.

    • @goodfeather16
      @goodfeather16 Рік тому

      Why? You would be learning Fibonacci all day every day.

  • @DROOKiEZ
    @DROOKiEZ 8 років тому +836

    Man I swear Arthur Benjamin is just a bundle of joyfulness and maths, what a guy

    • @bumpsy
      @bumpsy 6 років тому +17

      there's nobody happier than him when he talks about maths :D

    • @ranadivenk3160
      @ranadivenk3160 5 років тому

      F TV

    • @yohansaldana8218
      @yohansaldana8218 5 років тому +4

      He has a video where he so quickly solves super hard equations you might think can only be answered by calculators.

    • @IAmTirth
      @IAmTirth 5 років тому

      i agree 👌👌

  • @wildchild9472
    @wildchild9472 5 років тому +125

    His excitement is so contagious!!! It's amazing...

    • @xenrgx
      @xenrgx 5 років тому +2

      Exactly he's super happy dude is making me smile too😂😂

  • @JuliusLeal
    @JuliusLeal 5 років тому +107

    This makes sense to me! I remember back in high school I'm always wondering the "why's" for the formula. I mean, math teachers force us to memorize the formula but doesn't explain to us why it was formed, what significance does it has, on what real life scenario we can apply it to.

    • @monkmane2345
      @monkmane2345 Рік тому

      That's actually by design. The government wants us smart enough to work the machines but not smart enough to become their competition.

    • @Naturevsnurture86
      @Naturevsnurture86 Місяць тому +1

      Same here 2004 grad

  • @treefrogjohnson7514
    @treefrogjohnson7514 8 років тому +658

    I am not the biggest fan of math, mostly because my brain just cant comprehend it, but i couldn't stop smiling throughout this video. I knew maths could be beautiful, but it's so rare i can comprehend its beauty.

    • @sandgaur
      @sandgaur 8 років тому +1

      Treefrog Johnson

    • @ruslanstupa6889
      @ruslanstupa6889 8 років тому +2

      Perfectly explained!

    • @Alpha1BDaReaLiSeD
      @Alpha1BDaReaLiSeD 8 років тому +1

      +Gonzo ASMR they did use the word maths...jk

    • @Noeman2009
      @Noeman2009 8 років тому +22

      You just need a good math book. Math is always fascinating to me. So beautiful I believe mathematicians are inspired by divine intervention.

    • @nancylucky9094
      @nancylucky9094 7 років тому

      Love math because their is only one true answer so no one can argue about it which seems that is all we do now!

  • @wmobberley4416
    @wmobberley4416 5 років тому +836

    This is one example of a Ted Talk which just stops. It should have gone on for at least another hour!

  • @0blivvy8
    @0blivvy8 5 років тому +32

    We need more teachers with the passion of this man!

  • @RahulSharma-xb4ob
    @RahulSharma-xb4ob 5 років тому +92

    In the introduction to his book, Fibonacci (c. 13th century CE) makes the following revelations
    1) "I am the son of an official working in Bugia, Algeria".
    2) There was a colony of Indian Merchants in that city.
    3) "It was there that I was introduced to Indian Mathematics".
    Fibonacci further says-
    " I loved Indian Mathematics to such an extent above all others that I completely devoted myself to it"
    "I was also introduced to Greek, Arabic & Egyptian Math"
    "But I found ALL of them, EVEN Pythagoras, to be erroneous compared to Indian Mathematics"
    Fibonacci further says:
    "For this reason, basing my book COMPLETELY on Indian methods and applying myself with greatest attention to it, but not without adding something of my own thought, I forced myself to compose this book.
    I demonstrated everything with proof"
    Finally, Fibonacci says:
    " In my book, I have published the doctrine of Mathematics completely according to the Method of Indians.
    I have COMPLETELY adopted the (Mathematical) Method of Indians because it is the MOST effective"
    Thus, in his book, Fibonacci does NOT refer to #Fibonacci Series as "Fibonacci Series"
    Rather, he simply calls it "Indian Series".
    Unlike many other Europeans, Fibonacci was NOT a plagiarist.
    He clearly mentioned his source and acknowledged his credit to ancient Indians.
    Fibonacci's introduction makes it clear that he considered himself "Indian Mathematician" insomuch as he adhered to Indian Mathematical Methodology and contributed to it.
    The real name of the so called "Fibonacci Series" is "Indian Series".
    This comes from the horse's mouth !
    So far as the so called "Fibonacci Series" is concerned, Fibonacci was only TRANSLATING the Sutras of Pingala (c.3rd century CE) and his commentator Virahanka who derived "Fibonacci Series" several hundreds of years before Fibonacci was even born .
    I was very shocked reading Fibonacci's introduction. Why are these facts kept concealed?
    A more important question. Why should it be called 'Fibonacci series' when Fibonacci himself does not claim to have discovered it and simply acknowledges Indian Mathematics as his source?
    The precepts of Pythagoras and Euclid were forgotten in early middle ages and revived only later.
    Yet, the credit always goes to Pythagoras and Euclid. Never to the later day Mathematicians who revived their works. Why is Pingala never extended the same courtesy?
    I wonder why!
    Fibonacci was NOT a European Mathematician, except by flesh and blood.
    He explicitly rejected the European methodology of Mathematics. He denounced even the path of Pythagoras as "erroneous".
    He followed footsteps of exemplary Vaidika Mathematicians like Pingala and Virahanka
    Fibonacci does not describe his book as "European Mathematics".
    He explicitly describes his book as " treatise on Indian Mathematical methods".
    As such, it is hard to even consider him a "European Mathematician". He followed the footsteps of Vaidika Sanskritic Mathematicians
    Reference and the source
    i have used :
    English translation of introduction to Fibonacci's book "Liber Abaci". Published in the scholarly journal Reti Medievali Rivista by Giuseppe Germano (2013)

    • @mahemaatv1600
      @mahemaatv1600 5 років тому +1

      two likes...
      lol

    • @RahulSharma-xb4ob
      @RahulSharma-xb4ob 4 роки тому +18

      @@mahemaatv1600 Number of likes or dislikes do not decide authenticity of facts :)

    • @dipakshisarma2903
      @dipakshisarma2903 4 роки тому +9

      Our great Indian ancient mathematitians and scientists have always been underestimated and neglected . I barely understand the reason behind that .Its not only in the case of science and math but also philosophy and others. The European scientists and other westerners evolved long after the Indians and somehow got the ideas and knowledge from the Indians and later the sources were just thrown away . The Indians could have been in the lime light if our Medieval history was a better one , probably.

    • @giacomoguzzon9171
      @giacomoguzzon9171 4 роки тому +6

      For us in Europe the numbers as Fibonacci made them known to us are called "Arabic numbers" and although they are based on Indian numbers, they are written in a significantly different way. Also for us in Europe we call it Fibonacci sequence, I'm sorry to see that it makes you so angry, but I think it's not so important ...

    • @RahulSharma-xb4ob
      @RahulSharma-xb4ob 4 роки тому +2

      @ashish018690 Greatness is being kept hidden by the crooks who have control over academia so it becomes necessary to bring out the truth .

  • @t.n.9508
    @t.n.9508 7 років тому +596

    "Mathematics is the language of the universe." - Galileo

    • @rzgrimes
      @rzgrimes 4 роки тому +5

      T. N. He spoke English? Hmmmm!

    • @charlottem2327
      @charlottem2327 4 роки тому +2

      and Pythagoras

    • @danimtions7964
      @danimtions7964 4 роки тому +2

      I dont think so like in doing some astronomical calculations in mathematics a lot of inverse calculations are involved but in physics derivations are used regularly so clearly u know which method of studies we use for that stuff so its simple it's not the universal language but yeah mathematics is the way to the universal languages Becoz we got the numbers and processes from mathematics so yeah it's partially correct

    • @millsykooksy4863
      @millsykooksy4863 4 роки тому +4

      It’s the measurement of the known

    • @poopposter6005
      @poopposter6005 4 роки тому +1

      Pizza mozzerella ~ pizza mozzerela rella rella rella rella rella -Gryro Zeppeli

  • @michaelpearson705
    @michaelpearson705 5 років тому +521

    People don't realize that we, as students must "Learn how to Learn" first!

  • @ronneyrendon5045
    @ronneyrendon5045 4 роки тому +167

    Why on earth is this only 6.25 min?! I was really getting into it then it ended! Aren’t ted talks usually 15 min?! So sad over here.

    • @leontineforssblad4848
      @leontineforssblad4848 4 роки тому +39

      It should have been 16:18 min, it would have been the perfect length

    • @coleabrahams9331
      @coleabrahams9331 4 роки тому +1

      @@leontineforssblad4848 🙌🙌🙌🙌🔥

    • @MR_loopholes
      @MR_loopholes 4 роки тому +2

      They want us to do the math...... I’m pretty sure the answer will lead us to the full version of this video

    • @richards_greatman
      @richards_greatman 6 місяців тому

      He left you to figure out Y (why)!😂😂

    • @marcelukeje3510
      @marcelukeje3510 5 місяців тому

      I'm pained😭

  • @irtezakhan761
    @irtezakhan761 8 років тому +5851

    This Fibonacci joke is as bad as the last two you heard combined.

    • @Airaldi
      @Airaldi 7 років тому +40

      what do you mean?

    • @irtezakhan761
      @irtezakhan761 7 років тому +137

      Sergio Airaldi
      Fibonacci series goes like 1,1,2,3 here 3 is the sum the of the previous two numbers that is 1 and 2.
      Hope you get it

    • @stoodgamer3918
      @stoodgamer3918 7 років тому +282

      Yeah explain your joke it only gets funnier

    • @conomotoapologize1125
      @conomotoapologize1125 7 років тому +17

      0,1 ? Explain this. Now. How do you make a zero?

    • @entoris476
      @entoris476 7 років тому +20

      There is no origin, it's a definition

  • @AbdulQudoosMusab
    @AbdulQudoosMusab 2 роки тому +3

    One if my best TED talk videos I have ever watched

  • @derekdu7250
    @derekdu7250 9 років тому +51

    It's not the fact that teachers can't make math exciting. It's just that math teachers aren't trained to think like mathematicians. Even with a math degree, I can honestly say that I did not realize why adding the squares of Fibonacci numbers resulted in 8x13. It is a beautiful connection but it is a very obscure one that only classically trained mathematicians can see. You can't expect a regular math teacher to generate this kind of material for students because it takes years of mathematical dedication to get to that level.

  • @kptejasraobczgt3695
    @kptejasraobczgt3695 3 роки тому +17

    Fibonacci was also humble to acknowledge that most important concepts in his Liber Abaci were those which were followed by Indians since ages before him. He thus called it 'Modus Indorum'. Also, the concept of Fibonacci numbers itself is an application of Meru Prastara(now know by many as Pascal's triangle), which was given by Pingalacharya of India (dated before 200BC). So, it is essentially an Indian knowledge which was introduced to Europe by Fibonacci. Love for math, India and Fibonacci..

    • @sarrona2418
      @sarrona2418 2 роки тому

      That's the reality but who want to know the idea come from India plus the Arabic numbers and you became Fibonacci

    • @hidum5779
      @hidum5779 2 роки тому +1

      yep, in his prologue itself in liber abaci Fibonacci acknowledges this.

    • @keeya_ks
      @keeya_ks 7 місяців тому

      Yet the west and those Indians who are stuck in white colonial mindset ignore this and pretend that Fibonacci had no connection to knowledge of Indian mathematics

  • @skhawes91
    @skhawes91 3 роки тому +5

    We need more inspiring and passionate people in the world like this man who see the beauty and enjoyment of the universe

  • @yasmine4754
    @yasmine4754 7 років тому +12

    I think I could have loved math as a child in school, but my relationship with math was controlled by fear and anxiety. This guy would have been a good teacher.

  • @xyinterrupted
    @xyinterrupted 9 років тому +339

    I have total respect for people who enjoy, understand and just get numbers and how they work. If only I was one of them...perhaps in another life I'll be able to get it :(

    • @Ckamerad
      @Ckamerad 9 років тому +12

      I get ya bud, I love mathmatics and theory yet cannot keep much interest when I have to do it myself.

    • @topaz-rn
      @topaz-rn 9 років тому +2

      +Josef Scott I don't think so, because I have a friend who can't get how fractions works, despite my hard work to make him understand.

    • @swaggercr7
      @swaggercr7 9 років тому +7

      +Stephen Mitchell you're missing out !!

    • @topaz-rn
      @topaz-rn 9 років тому +4

      *****
      XD
      Recently, my hard work had paid off!!

    • @BushiBato
      @BushiBato 8 років тому +1

      +xxSourWingxx Correct.i was once anemic,i still say math sucks,but i have thrown myself into it so now i am learning at an exponential rate (hehe) and i now understand HOW sucks.Yes wanting to learn does change it all,and one of the best things i discovered is that it does translate and link with artistic,spiritual,opposite side of the brain type activities and realms.Which i always thought were opposed.No,to sound how it sounds,i see now that all is one.All is 1.As this video shows for example

  • @prajna7680
    @prajna7680 11 місяців тому +3

    The Fibonacci numbers were first described in *Indian mathematics* as early as 200 BC in work by Pingala on enumerating possible patterns of Sanskrit poetry formed from syllables of two lengths.They are named after the Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, also known as Fibonacci, who introduced the sequence to Western European mathematics in his 1202 book Liber Abaci.

  • @anuragshrivastava8804
    @anuragshrivastava8804 4 роки тому +22

    Fibonacci said in his book that he learned the fibonacci from indian text by hechandra(he also learned from old indian text)

    • @marcogessi4217
      @marcogessi4217 3 роки тому +4

      Sanskrit

    • @chrysthain3853
      @chrysthain3853 3 роки тому

      Sanskrit. Inspired by hermes trismegistus. Hermes deciphered sacred geometry and arithmetic from the Pillars of Lamech.

    • @soulimmortal8487
      @soulimmortal8487 3 роки тому +2

      @@chrysthain3853 bullshit

  • @sergioviana84
    @sergioviana84 9 років тому +63

    at 3:20 he missed a pattern that arises too: 6+15 = 21; 15+40 = 55; 40+104 = 144; all these are fibonacci numbers separated by 2 distances on the series: 21,34,55,89,144...

    • @Deathranger999
      @Deathranger999 9 років тому +10

      That's fantastic, nice find!

    • @Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes
      @Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes 8 років тому +4

      +sergioviana84 Maybe he had time constraints.

    • @CoolJoe330
      @CoolJoe330 8 років тому +3

      He also didn't mention that Fibonacci numbers separated by two distances sum up Lucas numbers. Ex: 1+3=4, 2+5=7, 3+8=11, 5+13=18.

    • @wulfheg
      @wulfheg 6 років тому

      You need to watch that part again, he did not make mistake or miss anything. Listen better.

  • @swagotoroy652
    @swagotoroy652 5 років тому +17

    It's the interpretation of mathematical results that often gets overlooked. A lot of connections may be found after interpretation of math results....For example the connection between Golden ratio and Fibonacci numbers was beautifully put.....Good talk👍

  • @cjl85uk
    @cjl85uk 11 років тому +55

    I would like to meet this guy for one evening and show him how I and a number of us look at the fibonacci sequence, what it can teach us and how it links to wondrous things... we all have it in us to look at numbers and find patterns. This presentation was very nicely done indeed and I trust it sparks interest in many people :) Great work.

    • @ksceriath8346
      @ksceriath8346 11 років тому +1

      how do you look at it?

    • @HitoriKoumorigasa
      @HitoriKoumorigasa 11 років тому +1

      Who are "you" (plural)? You have sparked my interest, please PM me if you are willing to explain, I am very curious.

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 11 років тому +3

      We all have it in us to look at things and find patterns where none exist you mean ;)

    • @sorellman
      @sorellman 11 років тому +1

      Penny Lane Even blind people could see these patterns with the eye of their mind. I pity you ... but there is hope for you too.

    • @vascohenrique
      @vascohenrique 11 років тому +5

      Penny Lane Don't mistake nature with conspiracy theories. There are a lot of recurring patterns in nature that are not just coincidences.

  • @anonymityisbest7519
    @anonymityisbest7519 6 років тому +33

    Fibs are used everyday in trading, and it's amazing how often price turns at the golden ratio (.618)

  • @aatifahmed1987
    @aatifahmed1987 5 років тому +49

    "Mathematics is not just solving for x, its also figuring out y" Loved this quote

  •  4 роки тому +10

    Brilliant talk!!!
    And Arthur is so true. Knowing math it is so easy to forget how to get across that "why?" to our listeners (if we have any left).

  • @Sam40276
    @Sam40276 9 років тому +49

    I'm basically the only member in my family that loves to solve puzzles and appreciates mathematics. This video blew me away :D

  • @Larrabeefamilyyubtub
    @Larrabeefamilyyubtub 2 місяці тому

    Very impressive. Homeschooling a 5th grader and came across this video and we were BOTH inspired! Thank you

  • @Rkoma019
    @Rkoma019 7 років тому +4

    Just imagine if only ever math professor was as enthusiastic as this guy. Maybe 90% of people wouldn't hate math, how cool would that be...

  • @starforged
    @starforged 10 років тому +6

    It's fun to learn from someone who seems to be having fun. Thank you!

  • @Leonardo_Falcao
    @Leonardo_Falcao 3 роки тому

    Is there any other trader watching this video in 2021 and thinking once more "its just amazing how I use Fibo in my charts and so often the price movements reach its Fibo level"? Great video, great professor!

  • @bas182341
    @bas182341 6 років тому +298

    why math? because its THE universal language

  • @LkdSamte
    @LkdSamte 5 років тому +3

    He's one of the apt teacher to teach Mathematics, seeing his joyous nature. Respect sir.

  • @tonybarfridge4369
    @tonybarfridge4369 3 роки тому +1

    This man has an infectious passion for math and it's always a good thing when the golden ratio is brought to our attention

  • @jagman7023
    @jagman7023 8 років тому +62

    yo thanks Arthur, never heard of fibonacci growing up and this is fascinating. i failed calculus twice and barely passed my statistics. anything with numbers i get frustrated and then I get angry. Broke my knuckles few times when studying for statistics..
    but this video man..ima take notes and show this to my 8 year old cousin and make sure he doesn't end up like me. thanks a million you saved a child.

    • @ioyom
      @ioyom 7 років тому +6

      u mad bro

    • @walkingalive1093
      @walkingalive1093 7 років тому +4

      Lol now chill out a bit

    • @DushyanthEdadasula
      @DushyanthEdadasula 6 років тому +2

      Forget about all the bs above. Do whatever you feel like doing don't let these people get you

    • @teddanville6996
      @teddanville6996 6 років тому

      lol just because ur bad and get mad, doesn’t mean a million children will end up like you. There are more than a million people who know and understand the beauty of the Fibonacci way before this video was uploaded

    • @koolashok88
      @koolashok88 5 років тому

      Love to you bro.

  • @giorgioricciardi6229
    @giorgioricciardi6229 5 років тому +169

    Gyro wants to: Know your location

    • @Romeroj93
      @Romeroj93 5 років тому +12

      Giorgio Ricciardi nice jojoke

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      @TheCrappyZipper 5 років тому +11

      The Zappeli's family secret is ruined D:

    • @gyrozeppelin5049
      @gyrozeppelin5049 5 років тому +4

      Arigatou gyro

    • @breno7812
      @breno7812 4 роки тому

      *Location: Manhattan island*

  • @Gabbar53
    @Gabbar53 4 роки тому +2

    Me: Watches two Ted talks on repeat
    UA-cam: here's another Ted talk in your feed
    Fibonacci

  • @maggiehernandezreni
    @maggiehernandezreni 5 років тому +11

    1st time in history that I understood math! Omg! And it was so easy and fun. I like it! Never is to late to learn.

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    This clip was so helpful.

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      I made profits of $12000 after starting up with a capital of $2500 trading with Mr Arlen Haywood, he's the real deal.

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      @boraomer7724 3 роки тому +1

      Everyone wants to make profits off the forex market but not everyone is patient enough to learn how it works and that's why it always cost them a whole lot but with Mr Arlen's top notch strategies, your profits will stay consistent.

    • @philliptwain5400
      @philliptwain5400 3 роки тому +1

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      @craigjennifer5675 3 роки тому +1

      started up trading with Mr Arlen Haywood with a capital of $1000 and i made profits of $5400 and overtime, my profits have become consistent and now i can invest higher and make bigger profits.

  • @uthoshantm
    @uthoshantm 5 років тому +2

    Inspiration is what you need if you want to teach effectively, as demonstrated right here. Bravo!

  • @aydndemirors6606
    @aydndemirors6606 7 років тому +6

    i got goosebumps... and i got this sincere smile i sometimes get while watching my favorite cartoons or tv shows... over a video about fibonacci numbers. thanks ted

  • @Evanthebat15
    @Evanthebat15 2 роки тому +3

    This was such a fun Ted talk, I love how he made it easy to follow along. Fibonacci Sequence is one of the few Math I actually enjoy.

  • @shepherd4901
    @shepherd4901 Рік тому +1

    I wish I had this professor in my early schooling ❤

  • @Stargazer-Birdwatcher
    @Stargazer-Birdwatcher 11 років тому +5

    I have always loved maths, and this is an awesome example of why.

  • @g-lovesej4487
    @g-lovesej4487 5 років тому +4

    Thank You!
    Whenever I told a teacher I didn't understand, they would show me exactly what they did before
    but I didn't understand it, not because what the teacher was showing was not understandable
    but because I could never wrap my head as to how this got to this.
    lol

  • @prasiddhadas5671
    @prasiddhadas5671 3 роки тому +2

    I'm in love with the way he explained it and his way brought so much of fruit into my brain...though I was very bad at mathematics I hated it so much but slowly it's seeming to be like game now

  • @kushagradhiman
    @kushagradhiman 3 роки тому +3

    Fibonacci numbers and their sequence first appeared in Indian mathematics as Matrameru, centuries before the Italian mathematician Fibonacci was even born.

  • @robrogers8760
    @robrogers8760 11 років тому +4

    I really love Arthur's presentations. I am a trader in the currency and indices markets, Fibonacci is one of my main tools for the future projection of price and support and resistance of these markets and are extremely accurate. Amazing subject and one which should be taught more in the schools.

    • @chineseforextraderjay5352
      @chineseforextraderjay5352 2 роки тому

      Same here. I was looking for a video to explain the nature of fractals and Fibonacci numbers and this talk explains it perfectly.

    • @krishnamohan3156
      @krishnamohan3156 2 роки тому

      Mentioned in Indian mathematics dating before 200 BC by Pingala and Gopala.

  • @halvo265
    @halvo265 7 днів тому

    Takes me back a long, long way. Love it.

  • @alanmakoso1115
    @alanmakoso1115 5 років тому +4

    I have been researching Fibonacci sequence and golden ratio my entire life and I've never thought of it like this. I always apply φ to concepts like decagons, pentagrams, golden gnomes, golden triangles, golden angles etc. but I never realized the relationship between the squares of the Fibonacci sequences. I guess that could be an approximation of φ^2=1+ φ. Now I am inspired to take another step into my golden ratio journey and re-discover the art of geometric applications of φ. From now on I will find y, not x.

  • @wender4791
    @wender4791 7 років тому +9

    This should happen in our schools... someday someone will learn this hopefully :)

  • @SeemeeKhann
    @SeemeeKhann 7 місяців тому

    This 6 minute video of Fibonacci no is better than my last 12 yrs of school age learning about maths. I wish this guy would be my maths teacher,than I will never get bored

  • @aidenpalermo3412
    @aidenpalermo3412 5 років тому +52

    “Why do we learn mathematics?”
    So I can spin a steel ball

  • @blackwizards1692
    @blackwizards1692 6 років тому +7

    3:32 He was expecting the crowd to say Fibonacci, but they didn't so he said it himself lol

  • @theplaylabchicago
    @theplaylabchicago 2 роки тому

    How many of us would be Math Wizards with teachers like this! Bravo! Awesome!

  • @deepanshugupta7141
    @deepanshugupta7141 Рік тому +10

    Fibonacci number is found in a textbook written by an ancient Indian saint Pingala(200 BC). and it's discovery is said to be much more older than that text
    and is known as Maatra Meru in Sanskrit. while Leonardo of Pisa(Fibonacci) came out with his book" Liber Abachi" in the year 1202.

  • @shivamtrivedi1684
    @shivamtrivedi1684 4 роки тому +8

    The 2 thousand dislikes are from maths failures .....

  • @ProfOmarMath
    @ProfOmarMath 5 років тому

    Art is a wonderful colleague to have. He spreads the joy of mathematics in a fun and compelling way.

  • @braedentorres2261
    @braedentorres2261 3 роки тому +46

    The Fibonacci Sequence is nature’s pattern and the trademark of a creator.

    • @artwithleah4145
      @artwithleah4145 3 роки тому +6

      Yes. It is strange how people don’t see that. They are compiling evidence without coming to a conclusion

    • @sherwindamian8338
      @sherwindamian8338 3 роки тому

      yeah people will never be able to create sentience of any kind im talking about a.i of course cause consensus cant be fully explained and that is why it needed to have be created by something greater humans are amazing we can make medicine artificial hearts vaccines but yet we cant truly explain consensus the big bang yeah right then what caused the big bang scientists ! its amazing that god gave us a choice to not believe in him like he wants to test how loyal you are. but besides that i believe in good of any kind everywhere with or without the influence of religion just be good god no god good is always present in many religions if you see a opportunity to do good or stop evil do it with a positive intent i dont care atheist nihilist Satanist do good no matter how hard it may be the power to change the world for good comes from us all of us there is no force greater than kindness cause if were just constantly tearing each other down no one will ever be HAPPY

    • @sherwindamian8338
      @sherwindamian8338 3 роки тому

      @@artwithleah4145 yeah people will never be able to create sentience of any kind im talking about a.i of course cause consensus cant be fully explained and that is why it needed to have be created by something greater humans are amazing we can make medicine artificial hearts vaccines but yet we cant truly explain consensus the big bang yeah right then what caused the big bang scientists ! its amazing that god gave us a choice to not believe in him like he wants to test how loyal you are. but besides that i believe in good of any kind everywhere with or without the influence of religion just be good god no god good is always present in many religions if you see a opportunity to do good or stop evil do it with a positive intent i dont care atheist nihilist Satanist do good no matter how hard it may be the power to change the world for good comes from us all of us there is no force greater than kindness cause if were just constantly tearing each other down no one will ever be HAPPY

    • @lc1777
      @lc1777 3 роки тому

      Looks like mathematics is the creator not the god of Christianity

  • @hdhdhdae9949
    @hdhdhdae9949 4 роки тому +51

    *The spin, Johnny, the spin*

    • @noyagoldbaum504
      @noyagoldbaum504 4 роки тому +2

      And this proves jojo fans are everywhere

  • @georgetaylor100
    @georgetaylor100 4 роки тому +1

    this guy is so enthusiastic about maths and it is adorable

  • @myheartandactionsareutterl9058
    @myheartandactionsareutterl9058 5 років тому +55

    Arigato Gyro

    • @efikhalol9125
      @efikhalol9125 4 роки тому +5

      That end was Sad😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  •  5 років тому +11

    The golden rotation!!

  • @arpanmaity9641
    @arpanmaity9641 2 роки тому

    Virahanka and Hemachandra also deserve appreciation, they used this sequence many years before Fibonacci

  • @Antitrite
    @Antitrite 11 років тому +7

    I liked the talk, but because of the rather short duration of the video, I got the idea that the speaker was just getting started, just gathering steam, right before leaving the stage. I guess what I'm saying is: as a fan of the golden ratio, I would have thoroughly enjoyed a bit more 'digging'.

    • @Antitrite
      @Antitrite 11 років тому +4

      PS: What's with the bite-size TedTalks anyway? Isn't that what those animated TedEd videos are for?

  • @Aditya-pm1lc
    @Aditya-pm1lc 2 роки тому +4

    The sequence was initially observed in nature by Pingala, an Indian mathematician, who named it "Maatrameru." He was noted for setting the number of syllables in a metered poem (and others) using binary numerals. Around 200 BC, he also discovered and used the "Meru Prastarah" extensively, which is known today as "Pascal's Triangle."

  • @ginov9798
    @ginov9798 4 роки тому +2

    The sequence has been part of my passwords since high school.

  • @irok1
    @irok1 5 років тому +115

    The golden rotation and a green ball-shaped object in the middle of that thumbnail...coincidence? I think not

    • @savioqueiroz1828
      @savioqueiroz1828 5 років тому +16

      Could it be made of... steel?

    • @irok1
      @irok1 5 років тому +9

      @@savioqueiroz1828 Good day to you, sir. Please tell me if you've found any others on your endeavors

    • @andresulises7435
      @andresulises7435 5 років тому +7

      I'm glad to see a man of culture in this comment section

    • @bluespark777
      @bluespark777 5 років тому +9

      Ah I see you are a stand user of culture as well

    • @user-kv3pt6xy9w
      @user-kv3pt6xy9w 5 років тому +2

      just passing by to look for reference to create my infinite spin

  • @Satya-qt9ie
    @Satya-qt9ie 4 роки тому +24

    The original name of Fibonacci number is "matra meeru".... The original credit goes to pingala ancient hindu mathematician

    • @bosky74
      @bosky74 3 роки тому +4

      Yes. Fibonacci's Liber Abaci was written in 1202 AD and Acharya Pingala, the Poet and Mathematician from ancient India written about it in 450 BC. Even Fibbonaci in his book mentioned that the number '0' was invented by Aryabhatta, another Mathematician from Ancient India.

    • @dalitnahipehlehinduhu6569
      @dalitnahipehlehinduhu6569 3 роки тому +1

      Credit goes to pingala

  • @albertmoore4445
    @albertmoore4445 Рік тому

    I have enjoyed memorizing Fibonacci numbers. It helps you discover the many surprising consistencies within the sequence.
    My favorite is the fact that the sum of any two consecutive, squared Fibonacci numbers equals the number whose sequence number is the sum of the original two sequence numbers. This works for odd numbers only. To find even sequence numbers' figures, we have to skip a sequence number and subtract the squares, but the answer is still the number whose sequence number is the sum of the original two sequence numbers. I could only figure that out after learning a good chunk of the sequence.
    So we know (expect?), for example, that:
    27,777,890,035,288^2 + 44,945,570,212,853^2 = 2,791,715,456,571,051,233,611,642,553. (66th FN^2 + 67th FN^2 = 133rd FN) or that:
    27,777,890,035,288^2 - 10,610,209,857,723^2 = 659,034,621,586,630,041,982,498,215. (66th FN^2 - 64th FN^2 = 130th FN)
    Does anyone know of a proof for the above phenomena? I wrote these numbers from memory, I hope they are correct. The 133rd is as far as I have memorized. I am not a mathematician, unless you count seventh-grade-level math!

  • @VNH05
    @VNH05 5 років тому +4

    Amazing, thank you. I wish my math teacher was like him, but mine was some selfish dude, and that's why I started to hate Math, but I always applaud to those folks who love math.

  • @skullshotskullshot8572
    @skullshotskullshot8572 4 роки тому +22

    This number is invented by pingala hindu teacher which is 2200 year old

    • @Voncrapoten
      @Voncrapoten 4 роки тому

      Perhaps it is not enough to discover something, but it is necessary to fix it in a coherent and rigorous way as mathematics requires

    • @skullshotskullshot8572
      @skullshotskullshot8572 4 роки тому

      @@Voncrapoten haha stupid logic

  • @nenora
    @nenora Рік тому

    I have watched this explanation many times, I feel everything was born with a math theory.

  • @SVSXXVW
    @SVSXXVW 5 років тому +4

    00:12 same thing I kept asking my teacher

  • @mikelasaus8143
    @mikelasaus8143 4 роки тому +6

    Thank you, now i can evolve tusk!

    • @esg721
      @esg721 3 роки тому

      hmm we have two things in common lol

  • @therealshamil6355
    @therealshamil6355 4 роки тому +1

    That last sentence fundamentally changed my view on mathematics

  • @bran0fn0van0bam
    @bran0fn0van0bam 9 років тому +6

    Interesting, this helped me get a better understanding of everything I was learning back in school but it did it within a blink of an eye really was some interesting piece of information that I can now use to crush Forex.

    • @poemsbyomkar4405
      @poemsbyomkar4405 4 роки тому

      This is not a fibonaci number it is a matrameru ,this is a hindu maths technic, if you want learn ,use a pingla sutras -author pingla maharishi ,you find all answers

  • @rajjysrachid7258
    @rajjysrachid7258 8 років тому +120

    Where are all these teachers??? We always get junkeys who just memorized everything but can't give taste of it

    • @joeycruz1100
      @joeycruz1100 8 років тому +14

      goverment ran education drove them away.

    • @rajjysrachid7258
      @rajjysrachid7258 8 років тому +8

      joey cruz
      these types of teachers even when you don't get it you just make an effort to stay on track with the subject...hahaha some days inside the class i wonder if the guy teaching me didn't buy a Phd on black market

    • @XRayoki
      @XRayoki 8 років тому +3

      Most teachers also have to teach subjects harder to comprehend then the Fibonacci Sequence. Ex:It's a bit harder to use the formula of an ellipse in a real life situation where most people can understand it. It's part of a conic section, have fun with that unless you are an engineer building a bridge or something.

  • @tenewaa
    @tenewaa 4 роки тому +4

    Wow math is the most beautiful thing ever❤❤

  • @hajduzsolt6038
    @hajduzsolt6038 5 років тому +20

    When you're a member of a neapolitan executioner family

  • @ecedemirel-downer1223
    @ecedemirel-downer1223 5 років тому +3

    Amazing person. I love the video.😍😍

  • @jerryroll
    @jerryroll 2 роки тому +1

    学生時代に見たかったなぁ。たった6分くらいなのにもっと知りたいと思わせてくれる。

  • @hemlatasharma-vy1qk
    @hemlatasharma-vy1qk 4 роки тому +9

    NUMBERS RULE THE UNIVERSE !

  • @donakarunaratne6012
    @donakarunaratne6012 4 роки тому +4

    Awesome! Mathematics is not just solving for X, it's also figuring out WHY!!! Loved it!!!

  • @larsfrogner5649
    @larsfrogner5649 2 роки тому

    Application. To go between miles and km., use Fibonacci numbers. The ratio of 1.618 is very close to 1609 meters, the length of a mile in the metric system. To go from miles to km. go up one number and vice versa. Brilliant teacher BTW.

  • @vipin2310
    @vipin2310 4 роки тому +9

    these sequence were already in indian mathematics before fibonacci.

    • @cuscos1866
      @cuscos1866 3 роки тому

      yeah he did say western world though

  • @teddymwalo1649
    @teddymwalo1649 8 років тому +172

    He talks like Sheldon Cooper

    • @tusharganvir1540
      @tusharganvir1540 7 років тому +3

      Ur right

    • @davidvenegasramirez6001
      @davidvenegasramirez6001 7 років тому +3

      Teddy Mwalo I was thinking this too 😂😂😂

    • @Cory_Springer
      @Cory_Springer 6 років тому

      Who?

    • @thiruvengadamk3301
      @thiruvengadamk3301 6 років тому +11

      I'll give you one better...Sheldon Cooper talks like him

    • @shivamgakkhar9537
      @shivamgakkhar9537 5 років тому +5

      actually you should touch your ears before taking the name of great Dr. Sheldon cooper
      and bye the way its Dr. Sheldon Cooper ha ha ha..........

  • @cheks888
    @cheks888 3 роки тому +2

    Mathematics is not just solving for x, it's also figuring out Y ♥️♥️ Love the quotes thanks for this sir

  • @alecronceros9211
    @alecronceros9211 4 роки тому +35

    *Remember lesson five Johnny*

  • @believe8980
    @believe8980 4 роки тому +33

    Fibonacci Numbers is actually invented by Indian Mathematician Pingala 1000 years before Fibonacci.

  • @simonsitinjak
    @simonsitinjak Рік тому

    1:44 In nature surprisingly often
    5:45 Not have attention in school, but forget the application
    Mathematics is not just solving for X, It's also figuring out WHY.

  • @mssankumar
    @mssankumar 5 років тому +32

    This was first found by an Indian Mathematician and he failed to record in Books with his name ☺️

    • @cutelinh3930
      @cutelinh3930 5 років тому +1

      You look so sexy

    • @DL-ik2pl
      @DL-ik2pl 5 років тому +3

      Hemachandra numbers

    • @abhinavgaurav3603
      @abhinavgaurav3603 4 роки тому +2

      @@DL-ik2pl yes or pingala no

    • @RAIRADIO
      @RAIRADIO 4 роки тому +2

      True. It's called Maatru Meru in ancient Sanskrit. Meaning Mother Axis around which life revolves.

    • @barathivaasan5876
      @barathivaasan5876 3 роки тому

      @@fibonacci3512 what do you mean?

  • @cestmoi5702
    @cestmoi5702 5 років тому +5

    He's so adorable. I love his joy.

  • @imkindop7072
    @imkindop7072 4 роки тому

    Teacher: Calculators Are Not Allowed
    Me: Brings Arthur Benjamin

  • @ArkeVo
    @ArkeVo 8 років тому +42

    In school I feel like the teachers push us through units by giving us equations to memorize! That definitely takes application away. Teach me how to think please.

    • @aaronminor8326
      @aaronminor8326 5 років тому

      Think about it in this way, the best distance to bounce the ball to pass to the other guy is 1.618 from the total distance. Another words its a little past halfway.

    • @shimankumaheshwari6904
      @shimankumaheshwari6904 5 років тому +1

      Dear
      It is ok not to be able to think...it is ok to memorize stuff and move on in life...Dont let this neo- educational stuff bother your existing patterns..but it is very good to learn new things..

    • @ronalddump4061
      @ronalddump4061 5 років тому +1

      Some advice: You will likely never learn to think if you spend your days with your nose in a smartphone.

    • @shimankumaheshwari6904
      @shimankumaheshwari6904 5 років тому

      @@ronalddump4061 I will take your advice!

    • @ronalddump4061
      @ronalddump4061 5 років тому

      (-;