01878nam a2200361 a 4500 ebr10496627 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 081020s2009 njuaf sb 001 0 eng d 2008044828 9780691128955 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0691128952 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780691152653 9781400832903 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)753680831 QA99 .A23 2009eb 510 22 Adam, John A. A mathematical nature walk [electronic resource] / John A. Adam. Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009. xx, 248 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) Fifth printing, and first paperback printing, 2011. Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-246) and index. Introduction -- At the beginning ... -- In the "playground" -- In the garden -- In the neighborhood -- In the shadows -- In the sky -- In the nest -- In (or on) the water -- In the forest -- In the national park -- In the night sky -- At the end ... -- Appendix 1: A very short glossary of mathematical terms and functions -- Appendix 2: Answers to questions 1-15 -- Appendix 3: Newton's law of cooling -- Appendix 4: More mathematical patterns in nature. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Mathematics in nature Miscellanea. Mathematical analysis Miscellanea. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10496627 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 128684 128684