A mathematical nature walk /
Adam, John A.
A mathematical nature walk / John A. Adam. - Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2011. - xx, 248 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Originally published: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How tall is that tree? How far away is that cloud, and how heavy is it? Why are the droplets on that spider web spaced apart so evenly? If you have ever asked questions like these while outdoors, and wondered how you might figure out the answers, this is a book for you.
9780691152653 (pbk.) : £12.95 0691152659 (pbk.) : £12.95
Mathematics in nature--Miscellanea.
Mathematical analysis--Miscellanea.
Mathematics.
A mathematical nature walk / John A. Adam. - Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2011. - xx, 248 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Originally published: 2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How tall is that tree? How far away is that cloud, and how heavy is it? Why are the droplets on that spider web spaced apart so evenly? If you have ever asked questions like these while outdoors, and wondered how you might figure out the answers, this is a book for you.
9780691152653 (pbk.) : £12.95 0691152659 (pbk.) : £12.95
Mathematics in nature--Miscellanea.
Mathematical analysis--Miscellanea.
Mathematics.
