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Stewart, Ian, (1945-)

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

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The beauty of numbers in nature :Ian Stewart.
Reminder of title:	mathematical patterns and principles from the natural world /
Author:	Stewart, Ian,
Description:	224 pages :illustrations (chiefly color) ;23 cm
Subject:	Pattern formation (Physical sciences)
ISBN:	9780262534284

The beauty of numbers in nature :mathematical patterns and principles from the natural world /
Stewart, Ian,1945-

The beauty of numbers in nature :mathematical patterns and principles from the natural world /Ian Stewart. - MIT Press edition. - 224 pages :illustrations (chiefly color) ;23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index.

Part One : Principles & patterns. The puzzle ; Nature's patterns ; What is a pattern? -- Part Two : The mathematical world. One dimension ; Mirror symmetry ; Rotational symmetry ; Tiling patterns ; Spots & stripes ; Three dimensions ; Scale & spirals ; Time -- Part Three : Simplicity & complexity. Complexity & catastrophe ; Fractal geometry ; Order in chaos ; Laws of nature ; The answer.

"From a zebra's stripes to a spider's web, from sand dunes to snowflakes, nature is full of patterns underlaid by mathematical principles. In The Beauty of Numbers in Nature, Ian Stewart shows how life forms from the principles of mathematics. Each chapter in The Beauty of Numbers in Nature explores a different kind of patterning system and its mathematical underpinnings. In doing do, the book also uncovers some universal patterns ; both in nature and made by humans ; from the basic geometry of ancient Greece to the complexities of fractals." ; Publisher's description

ISBN: 9780262534284

Standard No.: 13698961

LCCN: 2017006484Subjects--Topical Terms:

205329
Pattern formation (Physical sciences)

LC Class. No.: Q172.5.C45 / S73 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 508.01/51

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