The mathematics of life / Ian Stewart.

By:

Stewart, Ian, 1945-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Basic Books, c2011.Description: viii, 358 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780465022380 (hbk.)
0465022383 (hbk.)
9780465024407 (ebk.)
0465024408 (ebk.)

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DDC classification:

570.1/51 22

LOC classification:

QH323.5 .S743 2011

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Contents:

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.

Summary: Stewart offers a introduction to the role of mathematics in life sciences, from cellular organization to the behavior and evolution of entire organisms.

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Stewart offers a introduction to the role of mathematics in life sciences, from cellular organization to the behavior and evolution of entire organisms.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [320]-334) and index.

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