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We are one : how the world adds up / by Hood, Susan,author.(CARDINAL)600942; Yan, Linda,illustrator.;
Includes bibliography."One can be one thing all on its own-one star, one stream, one stick, one stone. But those on their toes, those using their smarts, know one can be more than the sum of its parts. Consider the two slices of bread that make up one sandwich, or the three lines of poetry that form one haiku, or even the ten years that form one decade. From one to ten, from sandwiches to centuries, every part is necessary to the whole. In this fascinating concept book, a simple rhyming narration aimed at younger children is complemented by informational panels about subjects like the four compass points, the five acts in Shakespeare, the seven colors of a rainbow, or the nine innings in baseball. Award-winning author Susan Hood and debut children's book illustrator Linda Yan offer a mind-expanding look at early math concepts such as part/whole relationships, fractions, and addition-while underlying themes of cooperation, peace, and kindness make this beautiful volume one to be enjoyed by anyone at any age"--
Subjects: Creative nonfiction.; Picture books.; Stories in rhyme.; Counting; Curiosities and wonders; Mathematics in nature; Mathematics;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 18
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The man of numbers : Fibonacci's arithmetic revolution / by Devlin, Keith J.(CARDINAL)505407;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-172) and index.Your days are numbered -- A bridge of numbers -- A child of Pisa -- A mathematical journey -- Sources -- Liber abbaci -- Fame -- The Fibonacci aftermath -- Whose revolution? - Fibonacci's legacy in stone, parchment and rabbits.Traces the life of the mathematician who introduced Arabic numbers to Western Europe, including how the book "Liber Abbaci" enabled people to understand numbers, engage in commerce, and make advances in the fields of science, technology, and business.
Subjects: Biographies.; Fibonacci, Leonardo, approximately 1170-approximately 1240.; Mathematicians; Fibonacci numbers.; Mathematics in nature.;
Available copies: 5 / 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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Right in your own backyard : nature math. by Time-Life for Children (Firm)(CARDINAL)776468;
Stories, poems, activities, and games introduce readers to the rich array of math to be found in our own backyards.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Accelerated reader.; Mathematical recreations; Mathematics in nature; Mathematics; Nature study; Scientific recreations;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 6
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Mysterious patterns : finding fractals in nature / by Campbell, Sarah C.,1966-author,photographer.(CARDINAL)487284; Campbell, Richard P.,photographer.(CARDINAL)487285;
Nature's repeating patterns, better known as fractals, are beautiful, universal, and explain much about how things grow. Fractals can also be quantified mathematically. Here is an elegant introduction to fractals through examples that can be seen in parks, rivers, and our very own backyards. Readers will be fascinated to learn that broccoli florets are fractals just like mountain ranges, river systems, and trees and will share in the wonder of math as it is reflected in the world around us. Perfect for any elementary school classroom or library, Mysterious Patterns is an exciting interdisciplinary introduction to repeating patterns.--1040LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Pattern perception; Shapes; Nature; Mathematics in nature;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 20
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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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Probably approximately correct : nature's algorithms for learning and prospering in a complex world / by Valiant, Leslie.(CARDINAL)364725;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Human behavior; Genetic algorithms.; Algorithms.; Computational learning theory.; Nature; Mathematics in nature.; Neural networks (Neurobiology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mathematics with applications in the management, natural, and social sciences / by Lial, Margaret L.(CARDINAL)720667; Hungerford, Thomas W.(CARDINAL)507852; Miller, Charles D.(Charles David),1942-1986.(CARDINAL)721556;
Subjects: Mathematics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Sizing up winter (WB #302-A) / by Flatt, Lizann.(CARDINAL)386552; Barron, Ashley,illustrator.(CARDINAL)343199;
Introduces basic concepts in measurement and mathematics through the plants, animals, and natural phenomena associated with winter.550L
Subjects: Mathematics in nature; Measurement; Winter; Wonder of winter (WB #302-A);
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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