The mathematics of life /
Stewart, Ian, 1945-
The mathematics of life / Ian Stewart. - New York : Basic Books, c2011. - viii, 358 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [320]-334) and index.
Mathematics and biology -- Creatures small and smaller -- Long list of life -- Florally finding Fibonacci -- The origin of species -- In a monastery garden -- The molecule of life -- The book of life -- Taxonomist, taxonomist, spare that tree -- Virus from the Fourth Dimension -- Hidden wiring -- Knots and folds -- Spots and stripes -- Lizard games -- Networking opportunities -- The paradox of the plankton -- What is life? -- Is anybody out there? -- The Sixth Revolution.
Stewart offers a introduction to the role of mathematics in life sciences, from cellular organization to the behavior and evolution of entire organisms.
9780465022380 (hbk.) 0465022383 (hbk.) 9780465024407 (ebk.) 0465024408 (ebk.)
2011925563
Biomathematics.
Biology.
QH323.5 / .S743 2011
570.1/51
The mathematics of life / Ian Stewart. - New York : Basic Books, c2011. - viii, 358 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [320]-334) and index.
Mathematics and biology -- Creatures small and smaller -- Long list of life -- Florally finding Fibonacci -- The origin of species -- In a monastery garden -- The molecule of life -- The book of life -- Taxonomist, taxonomist, spare that tree -- Virus from the Fourth Dimension -- Hidden wiring -- Knots and folds -- Spots and stripes -- Lizard games -- Networking opportunities -- The paradox of the plankton -- What is life? -- Is anybody out there? -- The Sixth Revolution.
Stewart offers a introduction to the role of mathematics in life sciences, from cellular organization to the behavior and evolution of entire organisms.
9780465022380 (hbk.) 0465022383 (hbk.) 9780465024407 (ebk.) 0465024408 (ebk.)
2011925563
Biomathematics.
Biology.
QH323.5 / .S743 2011
570.1/51