A mathematical nature walk
Adam, John A.2011
Book
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 them using mostly basic mathematics. Can you weigh a pumpkin just by carefully looking at it?
Main title:
A mathematical nature walk / John A. Adam.
Author:
Imprint:
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2011], c2009.
Collation:
xx, 248 p., [8] pages of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2009.Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-246) and index.
ISBN:
9780691152653
Dewey class:
510
Language:
English
BRN:
29809
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Science and Nature | SCIENCE 510 ADAM | Available |