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So many circles / by Martin, Elena,1949-(CARDINAL)673926; Martin, Elena,1949-So many circles.English.; Martin, Elena,1949-So many circles.Spanish.;
Includes an index."Simple text and photos present circles in nature and in everyday things"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Circle; Geometry in nature; Shapes;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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American Dreamer : Bucky Fuller & the sacred geometry of nature / by Eastham, Scot.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-200) and index.
Subjects: Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983.; Geometry in nature; Geometry;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Shaping up summer / by Flatt, Lizann,author.(CARDINAL)386552; Barron, Ashley,illustrator.(CARDINAL)343199;
The fourth and final title in the Math in Nature series, nature comes to life to help children grasp concepts of geometry, symmetry, and spatial sense.--AD640L
Subjects: Geometry in nature; Shapes; Summer;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 9
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Shape me a rhyme : nature's forms in poetry / by Yolen, Jane.(CARDINAL)138811; Stemple, Jason,illustrator.(CARDINAL)368626;
Combines poetry and photographs to illustrate shapes in nature.NP
Subjects: Poetry.; Geometry in nature; Nature; Shapes; Children's poetry, American.; American poetry;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Flow, spin, grow : looking for patterns in nature / by Barss, Patchen,author.(CARDINAL)806490; Stewart, Todd(Illustrator),illustrator.(CARDINAL)619544;
"Flow, Spin, Grow encourages kids to observe and discover patterns in the natural world that reveal deep, unexpected connections. For example, look up, and you will see the branches of a tree. If you could see underground, you would also find its roots branching. And inside yourself, in your lungs and veins, there is also branching. And as water runs off from the mountains, into rivers, then streams, then creeks, that is also called branching. Why is that? It turns out that where there is flow, there is branching. There are other patterns around us all the time, such as spiraling and spinning, the way shapes stack, the way things crack. And if you look into any of these patterns, you will find a shared "logic" in the objects that express them. Flow, Spin, Grow speaks to our innate impulse to understand why things are the way they are. In addition to math and physics, patterns are inherently beautiful. This is reflected in illustrator Todd Stewart's multilayered screen prints that take us from the miniscule (a spinning maple key) to the majestic (a spinning universe)."--
Subjects: Geometry in nature; Mathematics in nature; Pattern formation (Biology); Pattern formation (Physical sciences); Pattern perception;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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The shape of nature [videorecording] / by Devadoss, Satyan L.,1973-; Rhoades, Zachary H.; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Bibliographical references included in course guidebook.Disc 1. Lecture 1. Understanding nature ; Lecture 2. The language of shapes ; Lecture 3. Knots and strings ; Lecture 4. Creating new knots from old ; Lecture 5. DNA entanglement ; Lecture 6. The Jones revolution -- Disc 2. Lecture 7. Symmetries of molecules ; Lecture 8. The messy business of tangles and mutations ; Lecture 9. Braids and the language of groups ; Lecture 10. Platonic solids and Euler's masterpiece ; Lecture 11. Surfaces and a new notion of equivalence ; Lecture 12. Reaching boundaries and losing orientations.Disc 3. Lecture 13. Knots and surfaces -- 14. Wind flows and currents -- 15. Curvature and Gauss's geometric gem -- 16. Playing with scissors and polygons -- 17. Bending chains and folding origami -- 18. Cauchy's rigidity and Connelly's flexibility -- Disc 4. Lecture19. Mountain terrains and surface reconstruction -- 20. Voronoi's regions of influence -- 21. Convex hulls and computational conplexity -- 22. Patterns and colors -- 23. Orange stackings and bubble partitions -- 24. The topology of the universe.Disc 5. Lecture 25. Tetrahedra and mathematical surgery -- 26. The fundamental group -- 27. Poincare's question and Perelman's answer -- 28. The geometry of the universe -- 29. Visualizing in higher dimensions -- 30. Polyhedra in higher dimensions -- Disc 6. Lecture 31. Particle motions -- 32. Particle collisions -- 33. Evolutionary trees -- 34. Chaos and fractals -- 35. Reclaiming Leonardo da Vinci -- 36. Pushing the forefront.Lecturer: Professor Satyan L. Devadoss, Williams College.An authoritative guide to the mathematical shapes around us: how they're formed, how they're studied, and how they're applied to our everyday lives. With these lectures presented in three parts you will discover the intricate relationship between mathematics and nature, get a pointed introduction to the language mathematicians use to study shapes and dimensions, and learn how to finally make sense of this abstract intriguing subject.DVD.NTSC.
Subjects: Educational films.; Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Form perception.; Geometry in nature.; Mathematics in art.; Mathematics in nature.; Pattern perception.; Science; Symmetry (Mathematics);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The beauty of numbers in nature : mathematical patterns and principles from the natural world / by Stewart, Ian,1945-author.(CARDINAL)334292;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index.Part One : Principles & patterns. The puzzle ; Nature's patterns ; What is a pattern? -- Part Two : The mathematical world. One dimension ; Mirror symmetry ; Rotational symmetry ; Tiling patterns ; Spots & stripes ; Three dimensions ; Scale & spirals ; Time -- Part Three : Simplicity & complexity. Complexity & catastrophe ; Fractal geometry ; Order in chaos ; Laws of nature ; The answer."From a zebra's stripes to a spider's web, from sand dunes to snowflakes, nature is full of patterns underlaid by mathematical principles. In The Beauty of Numbers in Nature, Ian Stewart shows how life forms from the principles of mathematics. Each chapter in The Beauty of Numbers in Nature explores a different kind of patterning system and its mathematical underpinnings. In doing do, the book also uncovers some universal patterns ; both in nature and made by humans ; from the basic geometry of ancient Greece to the complexities of fractals." ; Publisher's description
Subjects: Pattern formation (Physical sciences); Pattern formation (Biology); Geometry in nature.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Diseños en la naturaleza / by Davis, Bela,author.(CARDINAL)631177; Puchol, Maria,translator.(CARDINAL)354194;
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Subjects: Pattern perception; Shapes; Geometry in nature; Spanish language materials;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Shapes in math, science and nature : squares, triangles and circles / by Ross, Catherine Sheldrick.(CARDINAL)186234; Slavin, Bill,illustrator.(CARDINAL)359552; Ross, Catherine Sheldrick.Squares.; Ross, Catherine Sheldrick.Triangles.; Ross, Catherine Sheldrick.Circles.;
The three books in the popular Shapes in Math, Science and Nature series, Squares, Triangles and Circles, are now available in one amazing compilation. The design has been refreshed, and the text by Catherine Sheldrick Ross has been lightly updated. What makes the compilation so unique and just plain interesting is how many topics it manages to cover for each of these three most basic shapes. For example, squares are explored not just in terms of what they are, how they are drawn and their geometry equations, which are all described in-depth, but also through ancient legends that feature squares, language expressions that use the word square ("back to square one"), illusions done with squares, city grids designed with squares and famous city centers that are squares (think Red Square in Moscow). There are also numerous ideas for hands-on-learning activities ?projects, puzzles, experiments -- that relate the text to everyday life. The imaginative artwork by award-winning illustrator Bill Slavin manages to clearly convey the sometimes difficult concepts in the text, while keeping the visuals fun and humorous enough to hold the interest of young readers. It's easy to see why the books in this compilation have been perennial favorites with educators. It includes engaging, well-written, interactive content that helps make geometry and measurement concepts graspable and even enjoyable, while also offering opportunities for lessons on a range of subjects from science, technology and engineering to social studies, art, and architecture. There is an extensive table of contents, glossary, and index for reference.970L
Subjects: Shapes; Circle; Triangle; Square; Geometry; Geometry in nature;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 9
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Do plants know math? : unwinding the story of plant spirals, from Leonardo da Vinci to now / by Douday, Stéphane,author; Dumais, Jacques,author.; Golé, Christophe,author.; Pick, Nancy,author.(CARDINAL)355988; Princeton University Press,publisher.(CARDINAL)817932;
Includes bibliographical references and indexIntroduction -- Part I. Who noticed first? -- Part II. Could early scientists explain plant spirals? -- Part III. What did the microscope reveal -- Part IV. Have computers shed any light? -- Part V. What do biologists think? -- Part VI. Conclusion"Charles Darwin was driven to distraction by plant spirals, growing so exasperated that he once begged a friend to explain the mystery "if you wish to save me from a miserable death." The legendary naturalist was hardly alone in feeling tormented by these patterns. Plant spirals captured the gaze of Leonardo da Vinci and became Alan Turing's final obsession. This book tells the stories of the physicists, mathematicians, and biologists who found themselves magnetically drawn to Fibonacci spirals in plants, seeking an answer to why these beautiful and seductive patterns occur in botanical forms as diverse as pine cones, cabbages, and sunflowers. Do Plants Know Math? takes you down through the centuries to explore how great minds have been captivated and mystified by Fibonacci patterns in nature. It presents a powerful new geometrical solution, little known outside of scientific circles, that sheds light on why regular and irregular spiral patterns occur. Along the way, the book discusses related plant geometries such as fractals and the fascinating way that leaves are folded inside of buds. Your neurons will crackle as you begin to see the connections. The book will inspire you to look at botanical patterns-and the natural world itself-with new eyes. Featuring hundreds of gorgeous color images, Do Plants Know Math? includes a dozen creative hands-on activities and even spiral-plant recipes, encouraging readers to explore and celebrate these beguiling patterns for themselves"--Publisher's description
Subjects: Creative nonfiction.; Spirals; Mathematics in nature.; Pattern formation (Biology); Plant pattern formation.; Biologists; Spirals.; Geometry in nature.; Fibonacci numbers.; Phyllotaxis.; Plant anatomy.; Plant morphology.;
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