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Mathematics Of Life

By Ian Stewart

Mathematics Of Life

By Ian Stewart

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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 difficult scientific problems the human race has ever confronted and where their research is currently taking us.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
368
Release Date:
2012-07-05
Publication Date:
2012-07-05
Publisher:
Profile Books Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1846682053
ISBN13:
9781846682056
Weight:
301 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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