A Mathematical Nature Walk:
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| Beschreibung: | Description based upon print version of record How heavy is that cloud? Why can you see farther in rain than in fog? 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. An entertaining and informative collection of fascinating puzzles from the natural world around us, A Mathematical Nature Walk will delight anyone who loves nature or math or both. John Adam presents ninety-six questions about many common natural phenomena--and a few uncommon ones--and then shows how to answer th Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 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; References; Index. - How heavy is that cloud? Why can you see farther in rain than in fog? 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. An entertaining and informative collection of fascinating puzzles from the natural world around us, A Mathematical Nature Walk will delight anyone who loves nature or math or both. John Adam presents ninety-six questions about many common natural phenomena--and a few uncommon ones--and then shows how to answer th |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource (272 p.)) |
| ISBN: | 9781400832903 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9781400832903 |
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