01133pamaa2200205 4500 0000047002 20121206090000.0 100428 eng 9780691128955 QA99 ADA 2009 Adam A mathematical nature walk John A. Adam. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. xx, 248 p., [8] p. of plates: ill. (some col.); 25 cm. FAS Includes bibliographical references (p.[243]-246) and index 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 Mathematics in nature -- Miscellanea Mathematical analysis -- Miscellanea www.press.princeton.edu