How The Mathematical Golden Ratio Is Used In Nature, Music, And Sex Appeal

Introduction

Involvement of mathematical theme in geometry as well as in design demonstrates the complexity of the discipline in the solving some human needs and achieve aesthetic touch in creations. Artful incorporation of mathematics in various thoughtfully developed ideas has had an amazing result of aesthetics that none can dispute. Apparently, mathematics is the most applicable discipline across all systems in the universe that man can try to comprehend; at least Einstein, a contemporary genius worked tirelessly to reveal the universality of mathematics. That is as far as synthetic systems are concerned, but basic natural systems obey mathematical tenets in a similar if not in a more elaborate way. This discourse attempts to shed light on the basic application of mathematics, particularly the golden ratio to some of the most fascinating natural interactions that man makes with the environment and with each other.

Thesis statement: fascinating facts around man’s life show a system that obeys mathematical golden ratio constructs, particularly with regard to nature, music and sex appeal.

The golden ratio is developed by from the extreme and mean ratio rule that states that “a straight line is said to have been cut in extreme and mean ratio when, as the whole line is to the greater segment, the greater to the lesser,” (Euclid of Alexandria as cited in Livio, 1). The ratio of the straight line’s unequal segments is the origin of several natural scenes of mathematics interaction with nature. Only a handful of retrogressive and conservative theorists have risen to offer sensible criticism to the best explanation to mathematical infusion to nature’s inseparable interaction with mathematical theory. Perhaps the best brain that this age has experienced was possessed by Einstein who devoted much of his intense academic work to find out on the natures engagement with mathematics. According to Livio (1), several natural arrangements remain strictly controlled by the ratio such as the patterns seen in leaf structures and arrangement on the branches (phyllotaxis), seed arrangement patterns on plants as well as formation of natural crystals (Saler, 43). The Fibonacci sequence explains the patterns employed in botanical systems which depict market design and order that no other discipline elaborates on but mathematics. In light of these phenomena, mathematics fascinating facts in nature as dictated by the golden ratio seems to be the best explanation behind nature’s orderliness.

Musical code is purely mathematical in a dramatic manner that demonstrates the applicability of mathematics in the mathematical theory just like in other natural fields. The mathematical set obeys a distinct characteristic from which the beautiful array of tone and notes emanates. Earliest theorists of sound are thought to have sought explanations from mathematics and once again, the Fibonacci sequence which is developed from the golden ratio of mathematics (Livio,1). Perhaps mathematical phenomena in nature are best explained by clearly scalable occurrences such as the musical scale built on a set of notes and rhythmic structures. The repetitive nature of musical notes clearly qualifies music into a set that m.............