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879864
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Adam, John A.
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| Title & Author
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A mathematical nature walk /\ John A. Adam.
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| Publication Statement
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Princeton :: Princeton University Press,, ©2009.
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xx, 248 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations (some color) ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0691128952
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: 0691152659
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: 9780691128955
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: 9780691152653
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-246) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- At the beginning ... -- In the "playground" -- In the garden -- In the neighborhood -- In the shadows -- In the sky -- In the nest -- In (or on) the water -- In the forest -- In the national park -- In the night sky -- At the end ... -- Appendix 1: A very short glossary of mathematical terms and functions -- Appendix 2: Answers to questions 1-15 -- Appendix 3: Newton's law of cooling -- Appendix 4: More mathematical patterns in nature.
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| Abstract
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Presents ninety-six questions about many common natural phenomena and then shows how to answer them using mostly basic mathematics and precalculus.
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Mathematical analysis, Miscellanea.
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Mathematics in nature, Miscellanea.
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Matematik.
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Mathematical analysis.
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Mathematics in nature.
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Mathematisches Modell
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Natur
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Mathematisches Modell.
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Natur.
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Natuurverschijnselen.
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Wiskunde.
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| Dewey Classification
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510
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| LC Classification
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QA99.A23 2009
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| NLM classification
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30.20bcl
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31.00bcl
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N91-37clc
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SK 950rvk
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