What shape is a snowflake? / Ian Stewart
Language: Inglês.Country: Reino Unido.Publication: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001Description: 224 p. : il. ; 23 cmISBN: 0297607235.Contents note: Machine generated contents note: Part One: Principles & Patterns -- 1 The Puzzle -- 2 Nature's Patterns -- 3 What is a Pattern? -- Part Two: The Mathematical World -- 4 One Dimension -- 5 Mirror Symmetry -- 6 Rotational Symmetry -- 7 Tiling Patterns -- 8 Spots & Stripes -- 9 Three Dimensions -- 10 Scale & Spirals -- 11 Time -- Part Three: Simplicity & Complexity -- 12 Complexity & Catastrophe -- 13 Fractal Geometry -- 14 Order in Chaos -- 15 Laws of Nature -- 16 The Answer -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index -- Acknowledgements Subject - Topical Name: Meio Ambiente| Current location | Home library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Machine generated contents note: Part One: Principles & Patterns -- 1 The Puzzle -- 2 Nature's Patterns -- 3 What is a Pattern? -- Part Two: The Mathematical World -- 4 One Dimension -- 5 Mirror Symmetry -- 6 Rotational Symmetry -- 7 Tiling Patterns -- 8 Spots & Stripes -- 9 Three Dimensions -- 10 Scale & Spirals -- 11 Time -- Part Three: Simplicity & Complexity -- 12 Complexity & Catastrophe -- 13 Fractal Geometry -- 14 Order in Chaos -- 15 Laws of Nature -- 16 The Answer -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index -- Acknowledgements.
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