QUEZON CITY UNIVERSITY 1
PROJECT
IN
MATHEMATICS
IN THE
MODERN WORLD
SUBMITTED BY:
SUNSHINE N. PAGLINAWAN.
SBAC-1B
SUBMITTED TO:
PROFESSOR FERDINAND G. VARILLA
QUEZON CITY UNIVERSITY 2
My object is …
Sneezewort
According to American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII),
the equivalent of the lower case letters of my chosen object in binary, decimal, octal
and hexadecimal numbers is…
Lower Case Binary Decima Octal Hexadecimal
s 01110011 115 163 73
l
n 01101110 110 156 6E
e 01100101 101 145 65
e 01100101 101 145 65
z 01111010 122 172 7A
e 01100101 101 145 65
w 01110111 119 167 77
o 01101111 111 157 6F
r 01110010 114 162 72
t 01110100 116 164 74
QUEZON CITY UNIVERSITY 3
While the equivalent of the upper case letters of my chosen object in binary,
decimal, octal and hexadecimal numbers is…
Upper Case Binary Decima Octal Hexadecimal
S 01010011 83 123 53
l
N 01001110 78 116 4E
E 01000101 69 105 45
E 01000101 69 105 45
Z 01011010 90 132 5A
E 01000101 69 105 45
W 01010111 87 127 57
O 01001111 79 117 4F
R 01010010 82 122 52
T 01010100 84 124 54
QUEZON CITY UNIVERSITY 4
Justification:
Sneezewort
Sneezewort is a Fibonacci sequence, is a type of plant with branches. If we
were to draw a horizontal line each axil, the point where a leaf springs from stem of
a plant, this line would be known as a stage of development. The pattern is similar to
Fibonacci rabbit problem. The number of branches on each stage development is a
Fibonacci number. For example, the first stage has 1 branch. The second has 2
branches and third has 3. If we were to continue in this pattern, it would be as
follows: the fourth stage has 5, the fifth has 8, and the sixth has 13. Furthermore,
each stage also has a Fibonacci number of leaves. The first and second have 1 and 1.
The third and fourth has 2 and 3. Lastly, the fifth and sixth have 5 and 8. All of these
numbers (1,2,3,5,8 and 13) are Fibonacci numbers. 1+0=1, 1+1=2, 2+1=3, 3+2=5,
5+3=8, and 8+5=13. This pattern in nature that occurs in the sneezewort plant
illustrates the Fibonacci numbers in the Fibonacci sequence.
QUEZON CITY UNIVERSITY 5
Justification:
Reproductive Dynamics
The Fibonacci sequence – 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, .... – often comes up when we look at
growth. An example is the family tree of bees. In every bee hive there is one female
queen bee who lays all the eggs. If an egg is not fertilized it eventually hatches into a
male bee, called a drone. If an egg is fertilized by a male bee, then the egg produces a
female worker bee, who doesn't lay any eggs herself.
Now let's look at the family tree of a male bee called Bob. Bob (the male
symbol at the bottom of the tree, a circle with above an arrow) has one parent (the
queen bee – represented by the female symbol, a circle above a cross) who herself
has two parents (since she comes from a fertilized egg). This means that Bob has
two grandparents. His grandfather will only have one parent, while his grandmother
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will have two, so in total Bob has three great-grandparents. One of those will be
male and therefore have one parent, while the other two are female and therefore
have a total of four parents. So Bob has a total of five great-great grandparents.
Continuing this you will find that Bob has eight great-great-great grandparents,
thirteen great-great-great-great grandparents, and so on. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13... – It's the
Fibonacci sequence all over again!
QUEZON CITY UNIVERSITY 7
Justification:
Hibiscus
On many plants, the number of petals is a Fibonacci number:
Buttercups have 5 petals; lilies and iris have 3 petals; some delphiniums have
8; corn marigolds have 13 petals; some asters have 21 whereas daisies can be found
with 34, 55 or even 89 petals. And so Hibiscus that have 5 petals which is a
Fibonacci number.
