Because it's the ratio between the lengths of the rectangle formed that is 'golden' - or at least; as the size of the spiral gets bigger, so the ratio between the sides becomes a better and better approximation to the golden ratio - look for examples of the golden ratio in architecture and nature.
Ah - the Golden Section and just a hint of Fibonacci. This is a wonderful topic for use in school (trying <impossibly> to avoid the good old 1.618 or 0.618). I'd wondered if anyone had tackled the maths of this in Scratch. I look forwards to studying and learning from your project.
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Very nice! I was thinking about a golden ratio project of my own but it hasn't gotten anywhere yet.
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Because it's the ratio between the lengths of the rectangle formed that is 'golden' - or at least; as the size of the spiral gets bigger, so the ratio between the sides becomes a better and better approximation to the golden ratio - look for examples of the golden ratio in architecture and nature.
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why is it called golden spirals if the spirals arent glden?
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Ah - the Golden Section and just a hint of Fibonacci. This is a wonderful topic for use in school (trying <impossibly> to avoid the good old 1.618 or 0.618). I'd wondered if anyone had tackled the maths of this in Scratch. I look forwards to studying and learning from your project.
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