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How heavy is that cloud? Why can you see farther in rain than in fog? Why are the droplets on that spider web spaced apart so evenly? If you have ever asked questions like these while outdoors, and wondered how you might figure out the answers, this is a book for you. An entertaining and informative...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adam, John A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mathematics in nature.
Mathematical analysis.
Analyse mathematique > Miscellanees.
Mathematiques dans la nature > Miscellanees.
Mathematical analysis > Miscellanea.
Mathematics in nature > Miscellanea.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:How heavy is that cloud? Why can you see farther in rain than in fog? Why are the droplets on that spider web spaced apart so evenly? If you have ever asked questions like these while outdoors, and wondered how you might figure out the answers, this is a book for you. An entertaining and informative collection of fascinating puzzles from the natural world around us, A Mathematical Nature Walk will delight anyone who loves nature or math or both. John Adam presents ninety-six questions about many common natural phenomena--and a few uncommon ones--and then shows how to answer them using mostly b.
Physical Description:1 online resource: illustrations
ISBN:9781400832903

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