The beauty of numbers in nature : mathematical patterns and principles from the natural world

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The beauty of numbers in nature : mathematical patterns and principles from the natural world

Ian Stewart

Ivy Press, 2017

  • : pbk.

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"First published in 2001 as What Shape is a Snowflake?"-- T.p.verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

"This is a marvellous book, not only because of its abundance of colour pictures, but also because of the knowledgeable text written in Stewart's pleasing style that is never pedantic, always informative and smooth." - European Mathematical Society Think of a zebra's stripes, the complexities of a spider's web, the uniformity of desert dunes, or the spirals in a sunflower head ... think of a snowflake. The Beauty of Numbers in Nature shows how life on Earth forms the principles of mathematics. Starting with the simplest patterns, each chapter looks at a different kind of patterning system and the mathematics that underlies it. In doing so the book also uncovers some universal patterns, both in nature and man-made, from the basic geometry of ancient Greece to the visually startling fractals that we are familiar with today. Elegantly illustrated, The Beauty of Numbers in Nature is an illuminating and engaging vision of how the apparently cold laws of mathematics find expression in the beauty of nature.

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Details

  • NCID
    BB27869377
  • ISBN
    • 9781782404712
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Brighton
  • Pages/Volumes
    224 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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