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The Mathematics of Life

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Author(s): Ian Stewart
Publisher: Basic Books
Year: 2011

Language: English
Pages: 369
Tags: Биологические дисциплины;Матметоды и моделирование в биологии;

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
1 Mathematics and Biology......Page 10
2 Creatures Small and Smaller......Page 22
3 Long List of Life......Page 39
4 Florally Finding Fibonacci......Page 47
5 The Origin of Species......Page 65
6 In a Monastery Garden......Page 86
7 The Molecule of Life......Page 100
8 The Book of Life......Page 120
9 Taxonomist, Taxonomist, Spare that Tree......Page 133
10 Virus from the Fourth Dimension......Page 147
11 Hidden Wiring......Page 167
12 Knots and Folds......Page 190
13 Spots and Stripes......Page 207
14 Lizard Games......Page 222
15 Networking Opportunities......Page 255
16 The Paradox of the Plankton......Page 267
17 What is Life?......Page 284
18 Is Anybody Out There?......Page 298
19 The Sixth Revolution......Page 326
Notes......Page 329
Acknowledgements......Page 344
Index......Page 346