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035 $a(OCoLC)670481599
037 $bPerseus Books Group, C/O Perseus Distribution 1094 Flex Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301, (731)9884440$nSAN 631-760X
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049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aStewart, Ian,$d1945-
245 10 $aMathematics of life /$cIan Stewart.
260 $aNew York :$bBasic Books,$c©2011.
300 $aviii, 358 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
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500 $a"Published in Great Britain by Profile Books"--Title page verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 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.
520 $aBiologists have long dismissed mathematics as being unable to meaningfully contribute to our understanding of living beings. Within the past ten years, however, mathematicians have proven that they hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of our world, and ourselves. In this book the author provides an overview of the vital but little recognized role mathematics has played in pulling back the curtain on the hidden complexities of the natural world, and how its contribution will be even more vital in the years ahead. He explains how mathematicians and biologists have come to work together on some of the most difficult scientific problems that the human race has ever tackled, including the nature and origin of life itself. It is an introduction to the role of mathematics in life sciences, from cellular organization to the behavior and evolution of entire organisms.
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