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Mathematics of life / Ian Stewart.

By: Publication details: New York, NY : Basic Books, c2011.Description: viii, 358 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780465022380
  • 0465022383
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 570.1/51 22
LOC classification:
  • QH323.5 .S742 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Mathematics and biology -- Creatures small and smaller -- Long list of life -- Florally finding Fibonacci -- The origin of species -- In a monastery garden -- The molecule of life -- The book of life -- Taxonomist, taxonomist, spare that tree -- Virus from the Fourth Dimension -- Hidden wiring -- Knots and folds -- Spots and stripes -- Lizard games -- Networking opportunities -- The paradox of the plankton -- What is life? -- Is anybody out there? -- The Sixth Revolution.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mathematics and biology -- Creatures small and smaller -- Long list of life -- Florally finding Fibonacci -- The origin of species -- In a monastery garden -- The molecule of life -- The book of life -- Taxonomist, taxonomist, spare that tree -- Virus from the Fourth Dimension -- Hidden wiring -- Knots and folds -- Spots and stripes -- Lizard games -- Networking opportunities -- The paradox of the plankton -- What is life? -- Is anybody out there? -- The Sixth Revolution.

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