Question

any interesting yet simple geometry or trig term paper problems//ideas?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio

Answer 2

Well, it's not simple or short, but a really fascinating area is the relationship between an inscribed 5-pointed star and the golden ratio and fibonacci numbers. It's not really "hard", it's just involved, very doable, and incredibly interesting.

Answer 3

There is a GREAT book out by Posamentier called the Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers. Full of of very interesting stuff and readable by anyone. Well, anyone who will stick with it and concentrate, but you don't really need a lot of math background to read it.

Answer 4

inscribed 5-pointed star ?

Answer 5

I'll try to draw it.

Answer 6

The book contains, among many items related to Fibonacci and the Golden Ratio, discussions of geometric patterns and figures from a purely mathematical standpoint. Don't worry, it's not the "pentagram", because there is absolutely no association here with any mystical meaning. As a purely mathematical figure, there are a lot of incredibly interesting mathematical relationships. All math and no symbolism.

Answer 7

There are actually books on what some people call "sacred geometry", but I have no interest in them and do not promote them. I really have no opinion on "sacred geometry" and am interested in purely the mathematical aspect of many things. I thought I needed to add this disclaimer because what some people might call the pentagram is a very controversial area. Emotionally-charged and otherwise.

Answer 8

but i just dont know what kind of problem or formula i can derive from tht。。

Answer 9

np. I wouldn't have either, but reading the book, and the area where this symbol is covered is somewhere between 2-10 pages (maybe 20-25 if you want all the relatively easy math background). Reading the book and seeing the diagram of the breakdown of all the segments will explain it all. And it ties in with the Fibonacci numbers. The topic itself will possibly give an "A" because ti will catch everyone's interest.

Answer 10

Don't worry, there is no shortage of formulas and conclusions. And it isn't rocket-science either. And you can cover it in any depth that you want to. It's sort of "layered" Concepts building upon each other . Really fascinating stuff.

Answer 11

I found the book at my local public library and it is supposed to be popular as far as math books go. It's sort of "math for everyone" because the math is not not that hard.

Answer 12

fractals maybe, not sure how simple that is tho

Answer 13

how do you make a problem with that..