Waldschmidt M - Some Arithmetic Problems Raised by Rabbits Cows and the DaVinci Code英文课件.ppt

The first year there is only the original cow and her first calf. The second year there is the original cow and 2 calves. The third year there is the original cow and 3 calves. The fourth year the oldest calf becomes a mother, and we begin a third generation of Naryana’s cows. The fifth year we have another mother cow and 3 new calves. The sixth year we have 4 productive cows, 4 new calves, and a total herd of 13. The first year there is only the original cow and her first calf. The second year there is the original cow and 2 calves. The third year there is the original cow and 3 calves. The fourth year the oldest calf becomes a mother, and we begin a third generation of Naryana’s cows. The fifth year we have another mother cow and 3 new calves. The sixth year we have 4 productive cows, 4 new calves, and a total herd of 13. Archimedes Archimedes cattle problem Number of atoms in the known finite universe Solution of Archimedes problem Pell-Fermat equation Fibonacci (Leonardo di Pisa) Pisa (Italia) ≈ 1175 - 1250 Liber Abaci ≈ 1202 Modelization of a population The Fibonacci sequence Theory of stable populations (Alfred Lotka) The Da Vinci Code  Five enigmas to be solved The Da Vinci Code  Five enigmas to be solved (continued) The Da Vinci Code  the bank account key involving eight numbers Primitive languages The sequence 1 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 1 - 1 - 1 - 8 - 5 The Da Vinci Code The Da Vinci Code (continued) Exponential sequence Number of Fibonacci rabbits after 60 months:  1 548 008 755 920 (13 digits) How many ancesters do we have? Bees genealogy Bees genealogy Phyllotaxy Study of the position of leaves on a stem and the reason for them Number of petals of flowers: daisies, sunflowers, aster, chicory, asteraceae,… Spiral patern to permit optimal exposure to sunlight Pine-cone, pineapple, Romanesco cawliflower, cactus Leaf arrangements http://www.unice.fr/LEML/coursJDV/tp/tp3.htm Université de Nice, Laboratoire En