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003 | OCoLC | ||
005 | 20181201161633.0 | ||
008 | 101016s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng d | ||
010 | _a 2011925563 | ||
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020 | _a9780465022380 (hbk.) | ||
020 | _a0465022383 (hbk.) | ||
020 | _a9780465024407 (ebk.) | ||
020 | _a0465024408 (ebk.) | ||
035 | _a(OCoLC)670481599 | ||
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_aQH323.5 _b.S743 2011 |
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_a570.1/51 _222 |
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_aStewart, Ian, _d1945- |
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_aThe mathematics of life / _cIan Stewart. |
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_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _cc2011. |
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_aviii, 358 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm. |
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520 | _aStewart offers a introduction to the role of mathematics in life sciences, from cellular organization to the behavior and evolution of entire organisms. | ||
504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [320]-334) and index. | ||
505 | 0 | _aMathematics 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. | |
650 | 7 |
_aBiomathematics. _2Sears |
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650 | 7 |
_aBiology. _2Sears |
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856 | 4 | 2 |
_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1115/2011925563-b.html |
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_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1115/2011925563-d.html |
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