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Mathematics in nature : modeling patterns in the natural world / John A. Adam.
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- ISBN: 0691114293 (acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9780691114293 (acid-free paper)
- Physical Description: xxii, 360 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2003.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-355) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The confluence of nature and mathematical modeling -- Estimation : the power of arithmetic in solving Fermi problems -- Shape, size, and similarity : the problem of scale -- Meteorological optics I : shadows, crepuscular rays, and related optical phenomena -- Meteorological optics II : a "calculus I" approach to rainbows, halos, and glories -- Clouds, sand dunes, and hurricanes -- (Linear) waves of all kinds -- Stability -- Bores and nonlinear waves -- The Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio -- Bees, honeycombs, bubbles, and mud cracks -- River meanders, branching patterns, and trees -- Bird flight -- How did the leopard get its spots?
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | QA 401 .A27 | 265909 | Stacks | Available | - |
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| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aAdam, John A. |
| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aMathematics in nature : ‡bmodeling patterns in the natural world / ‡cJohn A. Adam. |
| 260 | . | ‡aPrinceton, N.J. : ‡bPrinceton University Press, ‡cc2003. | |
| 300 | . | ‡axxii, 360 p. : ‡bill. (some col.) ; ‡c25 cm. | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [341]-355) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aThe confluence of nature and mathematical modeling -- Estimation : the power of arithmetic in solving Fermi problems -- Shape, size, and similarity : the problem of scale -- Meteorological optics I : shadows, crepuscular rays, and related optical phenomena -- Meteorological optics II : a "calculus I" approach to rainbows, halos, and glories -- Clouds, sand dunes, and hurricanes -- (Linear) waves of all kinds -- Stability -- Bores and nonlinear waves -- The Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio -- Bees, honeycombs, bubbles, and mud cracks -- River meanders, branching patterns, and trees -- Bird flight -- How did the leopard get its spots? |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aMathematical models. | |
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