A mathematical nature walk / John A. Adam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adam, John A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics in nature--Miscellanea.

Mathematics in nature.

Mathematical analysis--Miscellanea.

Mathematical analysis.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.

Physical Description:

xx, 248 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2009]

Contents:

Introduction

At the beginning...

In the "playground"

In the garden

In the neighborhood

In the shadows

In the sky

In the nest

In (or on) the water

In the forest

In the national park

In the night sky

At the end...

Appendix 1: A very short glossary of mathematical terms and functions

Appendix 2: Answers to questions 1-15

Appendix 3: Newton's law of cooling

Appendix 4: More mathematical patterns in nature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-246) and index.

ISBN:

9780691128955

0691128952

OCLC:

263065394

Publisher Number:

99935587080