Mathematics in Nature
Subtitle: Modeling Patterns in the Natural World
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: August 21, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780691127965
Subjects: Biology, Life Sciences; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Advanced; Applied; Biological Sciences; Earth Sciences; Mathematics / Advanced; Physics
First sentence: In recent years, as I have walked daily to and from work, I have started to train myself to observe the sky, the birds, butterflies, trees, and flowers, something I had not done previously in a conscious way (although I did watch out for fast-moving cars and unfriendly dogs).