BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4d15f4ad-b9c4-4320-9566-0813e2e62e45.191257@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20180913T145929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180913T145929Z LOCATION:Roy Blunt Hall 002 SUMMARY:Mathematics Colloquium: "The Not-So-Golden Ratio" DESCRIPTION:Abstract:  The golden ratio\, also called by different authors the golden section\, golden number\, golden mean\, divine proportion and division in extreme and mean ratios\, has captured the popular imaginati on and is discussed in many books and articles. Generally\, the mathemati cal properties of the golden ratio are correctly stated\, but much of wha t is presented about the golden ratio in art\, architecture\, literature and esthetics is false or seriously misleading. Unfortunately\, these sta tements about the golden ratio have achieved the status of common knowled ge and are widely repeated. Even current high school geometry textbooks m ake many incorrect statements about the golden ratio. This talk will set the recored straight about the golden ratio. It will discuss its mathemat ical significance as well as some of the most commonly repeated falsehood s about it.  X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Ab stract:&nbsp\; The golden ratio\, also called by different authors the go lden section\, golden number\, golden mean\, divine proportion and divisi on in extreme and mean ratios\, has captured the popular imagination and is discussed in many books and articles. Generally\, the mathematical pro perties of the golden ratio are correctly stated\, but much of what is pr esented about the golden ratio in art\, architecture\, literature and est hetics is false or seriously misleading. Unfortunately\, these statements about the golden ratio have achieved the status of common knowledge and are widely repeated. Even current high school geometry textbooks make man y incorrect statements about the golden ratio. This talk will set the rec ored straight about the golden ratio. It will discuss its mathematical si gnificance as well as some of the most commonly repeated falsehoods about it.&nbsp\;</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180919T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180919T163000 SEQUENCE:1 URL:http://math@missouristate.edu CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR