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 WHAT
the site is for:
This
is the Plus Maths web page, magazine like in style. It is an educational
site explaining how maths is useful beyond the school or college curriculum.
"It's
about the applications of mathematics to life and the real world".
[Editor
Dr Robert Hunt Director of Studies in Applied Mathematics at Cambridge
University].
WHO provides material:
The article
on Fibonacci
has been compiled by a Plus Maths staff member from material
written by Dr. R. Knott and Dr.
D. A. Quinney, university
lecturers in computing and mathematics respectively. Many academic sites
suggest links to Dr.
Knott's Fibonacci material
(see Fibonacci in Art Architecture & Music below).
HOW author(s) approaches material:
Aimed primarily at people of school
or college age and their teachers it is a good introduction. It makes
all assertions as if they are accepted mathematical fact. It relies on
the reputation of the writers and the pedigree of the publication itself
for these assertions.
FEATURES relating to Fibonacci:
The material on Fibonacci has a
brief biography and his mathematical pedigree; how the numbers are calculated
and the derivation of the ratio. It alludes to the occurrence of the numbers
and the golden ratio in geometry, architecture, nature and maths.
DESIGN
of web page:
Download performance is somewhat sluggish as this is a long, monolithic
article, it has few images but is reasonable attractive in colour and
design. Navigation of the single page is provided by the browser arrows
only.
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