Mathematics in Nature: Modeling Patterns in the Natural World by John A. Adam

Mathematics in Nature: Modeling Patterns in the Natural World



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Mathematics in Nature: Modeling Patterns in the Natural World John A. Adam
Language: English
Page: 409
Format: djvu
ISBN: 0691127964, 9780691127965
Publisher: PUP

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Mathematics in Nature is an excellent resource for bringing a greater variety of patterns into the mathematical study of nature, as well as for teaching students to think about describing natural phenomena mathematically. . . . [T]he breadth of patterns studied is phenomenal. -- Will Wilson, American ScientistJohn Adam has combined his interest in the great outdoors and applied mathematics to compile one surprising example after another of how mathematics can be used to explain natural phenomena. And what examples! . . . [He] has done a great deal of reading and exposition, indulging his passions to create this compilation of mathematical models of natural phenomena, and the sheer number of examples he manages to cram into this book is testament to his efforts. There are other texts on the market which explore the connection between mathematics and nature . . . but none this wide-ranging. -- Steven Morics, MAA OnlineAdam has laced his mathematical models with popular descriptions of the phenomena selected. . . . Mathematics in Nature can accordingly be read for pleasure and instruction by the select laity who are not afraid of reading between the lines of equations. -- Philip J. Davis, SIAM NewsJohn Adam's quest is a very simple one: that is, to invite one to look around and observe the wonders of nature, both natural and biological; to ponder them; and to try to explain them at various levels with, for the most part, quite elementary mathematical concepts and techniques. -- Brian D. Sleeman, Notices of the American Mathematical AssociationReading this book progressively creates a course in mathematical modeling built around familiar, tangible, human-scale examples, with a trajectory that takes readers from dimensional estimates through geometrical modeling, linear and nonlinear dynamics, to pattern formation. -- ChoiceJohn Adam's Mathematics in Nature illustrates how, in a friendly and lucid manner, mathematicians think about nature. Adam lets us see how mathematics is not only an ally, but is perhaps the very language that nature uses to express the beautiful. . . . This is a book that will challenge while it intrigues and excites. -- Stanley David Gedzelman, WeatherwiseAlthough Mathematics in Nature has not been written as a textbook, availability of such a manual shall help instructors who choose this delightful book for teaching a course in applied mathematics or mathematical modeling. -- Yuri V. Rogovchenko, Zentralblatt MathSpanning a range of mathematical levels, this book can be used as an undergraduate textbook, a source of high school math enrichment, or can be read for pleasure by folks with an appreciation of nature but without advanced mathematical background. -- Southeastern Naturalist

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Have you wondered how rainbows or sand dunes form? Does it puzzle you why drying mud forms polygonally shaped cracks? Can you explain the patterns on a butterfly's wings or how birds fly? In this delightful book, John Adam invites us to question and to share his enthusiasm for developing mathematical models to explore a wide range of everyday natural phenomena. Mathematics in Nature can be used as a text on mathematical modeling or as a book to dip into and encourage us to observe and wonder at the beauty of nature. It has the potential of becoming a classic. (Brian Sleeman, University of Leeds )
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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