The magic of Fibonacci numbers | Arthur Benjamin | TED

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  • čas přidán 7. 11. 2013
  • Math is logical, functional and just ... awesome. Mathemagician Arthur Benjamin explores hidden properties of that weird and wonderful set of numbers, the Fibonacci series. (And reminds you that mathematics can be inspiring, too!)
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  • @gerrychan5729
    @gerrychan5729 Před 8 lety +2407

    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 Před 8 lety +7

      +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 Před 8 lety +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 Před 7 lety +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 Před 7 lety +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 Před 7 lety +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.

  • @Boss-ec4if
    @Boss-ec4if Před 7 lety +4422

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

  • @heyjayrajput
    @heyjayrajput Před 5 lety +557

    He enjoyed himself while explaining this...
    Amazing person

    • @TheCrappyZipper
      @TheCrappyZipper Před 4 lety +7

      Its amazing stuff

    • @whit2642
      @whit2642 Před 4 lety +5

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

  • @JonPeacock
    @JonPeacock Před 4 lety +1114

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

    • @bobs182
      @bobs182 Před 3 lety +3

      He doesn't count.

    • @drudru3149
      @drudru3149 Před 3 lety +8

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

    • @rachelduckett3408
      @rachelduckett3408 Před 3 lety +1

      😂🙌🏼

    • @jerome8314
      @jerome8314 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @faridabdullah9306
      @faridabdullah9306 Před 3 lety

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

  • @top1percent424
    @top1percent424 Před 7 lety +1553

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

  • @DROOKiEZ
    @DROOKiEZ Před 7 lety +814

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

    • @bumpsy
      @bumpsy Před 5 lety +17

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

    • @ranadivenk3160
      @ranadivenk3160 Před 5 lety

      F TV

    • @yohansaldana8218
      @yohansaldana8218 Před 5 lety +4

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

    • @IAmTirth
      @IAmTirth Před 4 lety

      i agree 👌👌

  • @wmobberley4416
    @wmobberley4416 Před 4 lety +806

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

  • @michaelpearson705
    @michaelpearson705 Před 4 lety +513

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

  • @treefrogjohnson7514
    @treefrogjohnson7514 Před 7 lety +642

    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 Před 7 lety

      Treefrog Johnson

    • @ruslanstupa6889
      @ruslanstupa6889 Před 7 lety +2

      Perfectly explained!

    • @Alpha1BDaReaLiSeD
      @Alpha1BDaReaLiSeD Před 7 lety +1

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

    • @Noeman2009
      @Noeman2009 Před 7 lety +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 Před 6 lety

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

  • @JuliusLeal
    @JuliusLeal Před 4 lety +94

    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 Před 10 měsíci

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

  • @ronneyrendon5045
    @ronneyrendon5045 Před 4 lety +158

    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 Před 3 lety +36

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

    • @coleabrahams9331
      @coleabrahams9331 Před 3 lety +1

      @@leontineforssblad4848 🙌🙌🙌🙌🔥

    • @MR_loopholes
      @MR_loopholes Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @wildchild9472
    @wildchild9472 Před 5 lety +118

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

    • @alwaysgaming000
      @alwaysgaming000 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @t.n.9508
    @t.n.9508 Před 6 lety +582

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

    • @rzgrimes
      @rzgrimes Před 4 lety +5

      T. N. He spoke English? Hmmmm!

    • @charlottem2327
      @charlottem2327 Před 4 lety +2

      and Pythagoras

    • @danimtions7964
      @danimtions7964 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +3

      It’s the measurement of the known

    • @poopposter6005
      @poopposter6005 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @derekdu7250
    @derekdu7250 Před 9 lety +48

    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.

  • @openureyes2thetruth1
    @openureyes2thetruth1 Před 4 lety +304

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

    • @thyluminary2426
      @thyluminary2426 Před 2 lety

      me toooo!!!

    • @cartergomez5390
      @cartergomez5390 Před 2 lety

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

    • @sereanaduwai8313
      @sereanaduwai8313 Před rokem +2

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

    • @goodfeather16
      @goodfeather16 Před 5 měsíci

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

  • @0blivvy8
    @0blivvy8 Před 4 lety +31

    We need more teachers with the passion of this man!

  • @irtezakhan761
    @irtezakhan761 Před 7 lety +5656

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

    • @Airaldi
      @Airaldi Před 7 lety +38

      what do you mean?

    • @irtezakhan761
      @irtezakhan761 Před 7 lety +131

      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 Před 7 lety +274

      Yeah explain your joke it only gets funnier

    • @conomotoapologize1125
      @conomotoapologize1125 Před 7 lety +15

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

    • @entoris476
      @entoris476 Před 7 lety +19

      There is no origin, it's a definition

  • @xyinterrupted
    @xyinterrupted Před 8 lety +341

    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 Před 8 lety +13

      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 Před 8 lety +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 Před 8 lety +7

      +Stephen Mitchell you're missing out !!

    • @topaz-rn
      @topaz-rn Před 8 lety +4

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

    • @BushiBato
      @BushiBato Před 8 lety +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

  • @RahulSharma-xb4ob
    @RahulSharma-xb4ob Před 4 lety +85

    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 Před 4 lety +1

      two likes...
      lol

    • @RahulSharma-xb4ob
      @RahulSharma-xb4ob Před 4 lety +17

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

    • @dipakshisarma2903
      @dipakshisarma2903 Před 4 lety +8

      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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @anuragshrivastava8804
    @anuragshrivastava8804 Před 3 lety +18

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

    • @marcogessi4217
      @marcogessi4217 Před 2 lety +4

      Sanskrit

    • @chrysthain3853
      @chrysthain3853 Před 2 lety

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

    • @soulimmortal8487
      @soulimmortal8487 Před 2 lety +1

      @@chrysthain3853 bullshit

  • @sergioviana84
    @sergioviana84 Před 8 lety +61

    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 Před 8 lety +10

      That's fantastic, nice find!

    • @Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes
      @Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes Před 8 lety +4

      +sergioviana84 Maybe he had time constraints.

    • @CoolJoe330
      @CoolJoe330 Před 7 lety +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 Před 5 lety

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

  • @yasmine4754
    @yasmine4754 Před 7 lety +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.

  •  Před 4 lety +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).

  • @kptejasraobczgt3695
    @kptejasraobczgt3695 Před 2 lety +7

    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 Před rokem

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

    • @hidum5779
      @hidum5779 Před rokem +1

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

  • @cjl85uk
    @cjl85uk Před 10 lety +54

    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 Před 10 lety +1

      how do you look at it?

    • @HitoriKoumorigasa
      @HitoriKoumorigasa Před 10 lety +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 Před 10 lety +3

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

    • @sorellman
      @sorellman Před 10 lety +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 Před 10 lety +5

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

  • @swagotoroy652
    @swagotoroy652 Před 4 lety +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👍

  • @skhawes91
    @skhawes91 Před 2 lety +5

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

  • @deepanshugupta7141
    @deepanshugupta7141 Před 11 měsíci +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.

  • @anonymityisbest7519
    @anonymityisbest7519 Před 5 lety +33

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

  • @khalidmashal9718
    @khalidmashal9718 Před 5 lety +3

    I first got interested in maths about a year ago in 7th grade. During this 1 year I home schooled myself and realized how fun mathematics is. The different concepts, different equations, different difficulties. The more maths I did the more I grew towards it.

  • @abdulqudoosmusab9346
    @abdulqudoosmusab9346 Před rokem +3

    One if my best TED talk videos I have ever watched

  • @andyshow72
    @andyshow72 Před 5 lety

    A sublime description about Fibonacci - as an artist, truely being touched by how the embedded series do all work well with both numerical and number theory. Love the description, thoughtful and fun. Thanks Arthur.

  • @Evanthebat15
    @Evanthebat15 Před rokem +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.

  • @jagman7023
    @jagman7023 Před 8 lety +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 Před 7 lety +6

      u mad bro

    • @walkingalive1093
      @walkingalive1093 Před 6 lety +4

      Lol now chill out a bit

    • @DushyanthEdadasula
      @DushyanthEdadasula Před 6 lety +2

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

    • @teddanville6996
      @teddanville6996 Před 5 lety

      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 Před 4 lety

      Love to you bro.

  • @prasiddhadas5671
    @prasiddhadas5671 Před 2 lety +1

    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

  • @Haridas991
    @Haridas991 Před 3 lety +2

    This was so good. Thank you. Your passion radiates from you, inspiring others to delight in this science.

  • @Sam40276
    @Sam40276 Před 9 lety +48

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

  • @aatifahmed1987
    @aatifahmed1987 Před 4 lety +50

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

  • @uthoshantm
    @uthoshantm Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @LkdSamte
    @LkdSamte Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @starforged
    @starforged Před 9 lety +5

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

  • @Stargazer-Birdwatcher
    @Stargazer-Birdwatcher Před 10 lety +5

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

  • @SPbrothers07
    @SPbrothers07 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Fact is this Fibonacci series explained in *Sanskrit text* many years ago , when Leonard Fibonacci was born 😊

  • @prajna7680
    @prajna7680 Před 4 měsíci +1

    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.

  • @maggiehernandezreni
    @maggiehernandezreni Před 5 lety +10

    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.

  • @ProfOmarMath
    @ProfOmarMath Před 4 lety

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

  • @virginiadelrio3665
    @virginiadelrio3665 Před 4 lety

    one of the best yet! Thank you

  • @g-lovesej4487
    @g-lovesej4487 Před 4 lety +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

  • @Rkoma019
    @Rkoma019 Před 7 lety +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...

  • @tonybarfridge4369
    @tonybarfridge4369 Před 2 lety +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

  • @kushagradhiman7421
    @kushagradhiman7421 Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @bas182341
    @bas182341 Před 6 lety +296

    why math? because its THE universal language

  • @giorgioricciardi6229
    @giorgioricciardi6229 Před 4 lety +170

    Gyro wants to: Know your location

  • @hdhdhdae9949
    @hdhdhdae9949 Před 3 lety +50

    *The spin, Johnny, the spin*

  •  Před 4 lety

    I would have done a lot better in math class as a kid if we would have considered Y creatively. Nice talk Arthur! I became fascinated in Fibonacci numbers in my 20s especially in music. It's been a life long passion ever since.

  • @aydndemirors6606
    @aydndemirors6606 Před 7 lety +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

  • @shalinishalz5235
    @shalinishalz5235 Před 6 lety +3

    Was an great inspirational​ speech for those who love math!!!

  • @maxxsas8560
    @maxxsas8560 Před 4 lety +4

    00:12 same thing I kept asking my teacher

  • @RandallChase1
    @RandallChase1 Před 4 lety +3

    The order in the universe is truly amazing! It’s as though it was guided that.

  • @joanwiendberg3197
    @joanwiendberg3197 Před 3 lety +11

    I imagined that forex could be so tasking, i kept coming back to these youtube videos for more information.
    This clip was so helpful.

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      @francacotturone8069 Před 3 lety +1

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      @alperkurt3495 Před 3 lety

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  • @Satya-qt9ie
    @Satya-qt9ie Před 3 lety +25

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

    • @bosky74
      @bosky74 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +1

      Credit goes to pingala

  • @jerryroll
    @jerryroll Před 2 lety +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。

  • @rosannadesole9092
    @rosannadesole9092 Před 5 lety

    I agree with everything he said about teaching mathematics in schools. I'm passionate about Fibonacci and his theories on everything that is part of the universe and its forms explained by Fibonacci, one of the greatest mathematicians in history. The sequence of his numbers is to be taught in all schools to excite more and more young people to mathematics, perhaps they will become passionate about deciding to become the mathematicians of a future that will help astophics and astronomers to make new discoveries. Thank you very much for highlighting a great mathematician like Fibonacci.🐌🌀🦚🌻🌏🙋‍♀️❤️👏👏👏👏

  •  Před 4 lety +11

    The golden rotation!!

  • @bran0fn0van0bam
    @bran0fn0van0bam Před 8 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      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

  • @ports660
    @ports660 Před rokem

    Wow, i need a full version of this. I thought that what Arthur Benjamin was saying was just the introduction.

  • @theplaylabchicago
    @theplaylabchicago Před rokem

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

  • @braedentorres2261
    @braedentorres2261 Před 2 lety +45

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

    • @artwithleah4145
      @artwithleah4145 Před 2 lety +5

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

    • @sherwindamian8338
      @sherwindamian8338 Před 2 lety

      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 Před 2 lety

      @@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 Před 2 lety

      Looks like mathematics is the creator not the god of Christianity

  • @robrogers8760
    @robrogers8760 Před 10 lety +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 Před 2 lety

      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 Před rokem

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

  • @yoginishambhavimishra
    @yoginishambhavimishra Před 3 lety +2

    Fibonacci sequence is just wow concept and you have made it more interesting sir👍🏻 👍🏻

  • @simonsitinjak
    @simonsitinjak Před 6 měsíci

    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.

  • @antonysilverstone3483
    @antonysilverstone3483 Před 7 lety +3

    I wish they'd have made mathematics fun like this back in 20 years ago, education was so much score-oriented that students just try to get enough to pass exams. sadly, what is used in practice is only basic calculations (probably to just check our payslips for correctness)

  • @wender4791
    @wender4791 Před 6 lety +9

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

  • @leonardofalcao9752
    @leonardofalcao9752 Před 2 lety

    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!

  • @mallikarjunaihy9437
    @mallikarjunaihy9437 Před 4 lety +1

    Miracle of mathamatics,,!! Fine,
    Enlightened a lot,! Appreciated &
    Encouraged, Thanks to Arthur Benjamin & TED for uploading,,

    • @poemsbyomkar4405
      @poemsbyomkar4405 Před 3 lety

      This is not a fibonaci number it is a matrameru ,this is a hindu maths technic ,pingla sutras -author pingla maharishi

  • @irok1
    @irok1 Před 4 lety +115

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

    • @savioqueiroz1828
      @savioqueiroz1828 Před 4 lety +16

      Could it be made of... steel?

    • @irok1
      @irok1 Před 4 lety +9

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

    • @andresulises7435
      @andresulises7435 Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @bluespark777
      @bluespark777 Před 4 lety +9

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

    • @user-kv3pt6xy9w
      @user-kv3pt6xy9w Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @aidenpalermo3412
    @aidenpalermo3412 Před 4 lety +52

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

  • @hannapinero9608
    @hannapinero9608 Před 4 lety

    i was just scrolling around on youtube then i found this video!! This was such a nice explanation!!

  • @XxXfelipecunhaXxX
    @XxXfelipecunhaXxX Před 5 lety

    I thought it would be more informative, but it turned out to be way more inspiring and fun that I expected.

  • @mssankumar
    @mssankumar Před 5 lety +33

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

    • @cutelinh3930
      @cutelinh3930 Před 5 lety +1

      You look so sexy

    • @DL-ik2pl
      @DL-ik2pl Před 5 lety +3

      Hemachandra numbers

    • @abhinavgaurav3603
      @abhinavgaurav3603 Před 3 lety +2

      @@DL-ik2pl yes or pingala no

    • @RAIRADIO
      @RAIRADIO Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @barathivaasan5876
      @barathivaasan5876 Před 3 lety

      @@fibonacci3512 what do you mean?

  • @Antitrite
    @Antitrite Před 10 lety +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 Před 10 lety +4

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

  • @anilnamdeo9190
    @anilnamdeo9190 Před rokem +1

    It's amazing numbers, I had already researched this numbers in our field , really it's wonderful series.

  • @YM417
    @YM417 Před rokem

    one of the best talk ever (there are infinity of them)

  • @whatsinaname7289
    @whatsinaname7289 Před 8 lety +3

    MINDBLOWING!! #Beautiful!

  • @Idontknow-si2ge
    @Idontknow-si2ge Před 7 lety +3

    i love this stuff but i just have to correct that the golden rectangle drawn at 4:05 was not in the wright order to make a spiral just saying but you still get a thumbs up

  • @ginov9798
    @ginov9798 Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @bobbarclay316
    @bobbarclay316 Před 7 měsíci

    This video should be shown to any class of students after they learn to add, subtract, multiply and divide, before they start algebra.

  • @vipin2310
    @vipin2310 Před 3 lety +10

    these sequence were already in indian mathematics before fibonacci.

    • @cuscos1866
      @cuscos1866 Před 3 lety

      yeah he did say western world though

  • @shaulasark
    @shaulasark Před 8 lety +7

    懐かしい…フィボナッチ数列だいすき

  • @albertmoore4445
    @albertmoore4445 Před rokem

    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!

  • @GeraBizuneh
    @GeraBizuneh Před rokem

    Short and to the point !!!

  • @believe8980
    @believe8980 Před 3 lety +34

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

  • @ecedemirel-downer1223
    @ecedemirel-downer1223 Před 4 lety +3

    Amazing person. I love the video.😍😍

  • @shepherd4901
    @shepherd4901 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I wish I had this professor in my early schooling ❤

  • @user-Tea-Hizirin
    @user-Tea-Hizirin Před 4 lety +2

    This is very interesting !
    I wanted to take math class again.

  • @skullshotskullshot8572
    @skullshotskullshot8572 Před 3 lety +23

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

    • @damianopiras7341
      @damianopiras7341 Před 3 lety

      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 Před 3 lety

      @@damianopiras7341 haha stupid logic

  • @VNH05
    @VNH05 Před 4 lety +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.

  • @brauliojuniorcanaan7088

    Agradeço a tradutores que traduzem vídeos como esse

  • @komalghadigaonkar178
    @komalghadigaonkar178 Před 4 lety +2

    wonderfully explained. great animation. Its a need of time we should motivate younger ones to take math. There should be more such videos.

    • @poemsbyomkar4405
      @poemsbyomkar4405 Před 3 lety

      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

  • @ArkeVo
    @ArkeVo Před 7 lety +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 Před 4 lety

      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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @shimankumaheshwari6904
      @shimankumaheshwari6904 Před 4 lety

      @@ronalddump4061 I will take your advice!

    • @ronalddump4061
      @ronalddump4061 Před 4 lety

      (-;