The Beauty of Numbers in Nature
Mathematical patterns and principles from the natural world
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2017
Ivy Press (Verlag)
978-1-78240-471-2 (ISBN)
Ivy Press (Verlag)
978-1-78240-471-2 (ISBN)
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The Beauty of Numbers in Nature is an illuminating vision of the cold laws of mathematics. Think zebra’s stripes, complexities of a spider’s web, the spirals in a sunflower head.
"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.
"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.
Ian Stewart is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick and the author of many bestsellers, including Flatterland (2002) and Visions of Infinity (2013).
| Erscheinungsdatum | 07.04.2017 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 168 x 226 mm |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78240-471-6 / 1782404716 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78240-471-2 / 9781782404712 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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