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A mathematical nature walk [print and electronic resource] / John A. Adam.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009.Description: xx, 248 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780691128955 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0691128952 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 510 22
LOC classification:
  • QA99 .A23 2009
Online resources:
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.

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

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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