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Mathematics of Life: Unlocking the Secrets of Existence

Door Ian Stewart

Categorie
Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer
#398573-XM25
Titel
Mathematics of Life: Unlocking the Secrets of Existence
Auteur
Stewart, Ian
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London : Profile Books
Jaar van uitgave
2011
ISBN10
1846681987
ISBN13
9781846681981
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original silver lettered black boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, numerous tables/figures, 8vo.
Samenvatting
A new partnership of biologists and mathematicians is picking apart the hidden complexity of animals and plants to throw fresh light on the behaviour of entire organisms, how they interact, and how changes in biological diversity affect the planet's ecological balance. Mathematics offers new and sometimes startling perspectives on evolution and how patterns of inheritance and population work out over time-scales ranging from millions to hundreds of years - as well as what's going on to change us right now. Ian Stewart, in characteristically clear and entertaining fashion, explores these and a whole range of pertinent issues, including how far genes control behaviour and the nature of life itself. He shows how far mathematicians and biologists are succeeding in tackling some of the most dif... (Lees verder)ficult scientific problems the human race has ever confronted and where their research is currently taking us.
Pagina's
358
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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