Links/ Bibliography
Links
Golden Ratio-
lots of background info on Fibonacci numbers, golden rectangle, and phi.
The
Golden Section- info on the golden section
The Golden Mean-
interesting info on the golden mean. links to other sites about the golden ratio
Fibonacci Numbers
and Nature - info on the golden ratio in pinecones, phylotaxis, seed heads, and
shells. also a description of Fibonacci's original rabbit experiment.
Mathematics
and Art- theories on many artist's use of math in their paintings.
Fibonacci
Numbers and Nature - Why is the Golden section the "best" arrangement? -
explains why phi appears in nature.
Mondrian Online
Resources- huge list of links to many sites about Piet Mondrian
The
Mondrimat- a fun system that lets you create your own "Mondrian" like
paintings.
Island
of Freedom- Leonardo DaVinci- good history of the artist
Books
The
Divine Proportion- A Study in Mathematical Beauty, by H.E. Huntley
The
Joy of Mathematics, by Theonia Pappas
The
Art of Ancient Egypt, by The Metropolitan Museum of Art
More Joy of Mathematics by Theoni
Pappas
Leonard of Pisa and the new mathematcis of
the middle ages by Josephs and Frances Gies
History of Mathematcis- Volume II by David
Eugene Smith
