The Beauty of Numbers in Nature: Mathematical Patterns and Principles from the Natural World

by Ian Stewart

Book Overview

From a zebra's stripes to a spider's web: an engaging examination of patterns in nature and the mathematics that underlie them.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262534282
• ISBN13: 9780262534284
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher