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A Mathematical Nature Walk

By John A. Adam

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN
978-0-691-12895-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16842841 bytes)
Pages
271\271
Time added
2018-12-27 01:56:04

Description

Contents (ix)......Page 6 Preface (xv)......Page 11 Introduction (1)......Page 17 At the beginning (11)......Page 27 In the "playground" (13)......Page 29 In the garden (24)......Page 40 In the neighbourhood (43)......Page 59 In the shadows (58)......Page 74 In the sky (64)......Page 80 In the nest (122)......Page 146 In (or on) the water (137)......Page 161 In the forest (168)......Page 192 In the national park (183)......Page 207 In the night sky (194)......Page 218 At the end ... (217)......Page 241 Appendix 1: A very short glossary of mathematical terms and functions (231)......Page 254 Appendix 2: Answers to questions 1 – 15 (234)......Page 257 Appendix 3: Newton's law of cooling (238)......Page 261 Appendix 4: More mathematical patterns in nature (240)......Page 263 References (243)......Page 265 Index (247)......Page 269

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