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John Adam
Mathematics in Nature


From rainbows, river meanders, and shadows to spider webs, honeycombs, and the markings on animal coats, the visible world is full of patterns that can be described mathematically.

Examining such readily observable phenomena, this book introduces readers to the beauty of nature as revealed by mathematics and the beauty of mathematics as revealed in nature.

Mathematics in Nature:
Modeling Patterns in the Natural World
John A. Adam

Princeton University Press, 2003.
Cloth | $39.50 / £26.95 | ISBN: 0-691-11429-3
448 pp. | 6 x 9 | 24 color illus. 84 line illus. 9 tables.

 
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