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Design in nature : how the constructal law governs evolution in biology, physics, technology, and social organization / by Bejan, Adrian,1948-(CARDINAL)287352; Zane, J. Peder.(CARDINAL)283632;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-280) and index.The birth of flow -- The birth of design -- Animals on the move -- Witnessing evolution -- Seeing beyond the trees and the forest -- Why hierarchy reins -- The fast and long meets the slow and short -- The design of academia -- The golden ratio, vision, cognition, and culture -- The design of history.Reveals how recurring patterns in nature are accounted for by a single governing principle of physics, explaining how all designs in the world from biological life to inanimate systems evolve in a sequence of ever-improving designs that facilitate flow--
Subjects: Pattern formation (Physical sciences);
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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Ubiquity : the science of history... or why the world is simpler than we think / by Buchanan, Mark.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-259) and index.
Subjects: Causality (Physics); Pattern formation (Physical sciences);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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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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Patterns in nature : why the natural world looks the way it does / by Ball, Philip,1962-author.(CARDINAL)207976;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Geometry in nature.; Nature.; Pattern formation (Biology); Pattern formation (Physical sciences);
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Nature's patterns : a tapestry in three parts / by Ball, Philip,1962-(CARDINAL)207976;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-301) and index.[V. 1.] Shapes : The shapes of things: pattern and form -- Lessons of the beehive: building with bubbles -- Making waves: stripes in a test tube -- Written on the body: hiding, warning, and mimicking -- Rhythms of the wild: crustal communities -- How does your garden grow?: the mathematics of a daisy -- Unfolding the embryo: the formation of body plans -- Appendices : 1. Soap-film structures -- 2. Oscillating chemical reaction -- 3. Chemical waves in the BZ reaction -- 4. Liesegang bands --[V. 2.] Flow :The man who loved fluids: Leonardo's legacy -- Patterns downstream: ordered flows -- On a roll: how convection shapes the world -- Riddle of the dunes: when grains get together -- Follow your neighbour: flocks, swarms, and crowds -- Into the maelstrom: the trouble with turbulence -- Appendices : 1. Bénard convection -- 2. Grain stratification in a Makse cell --[V. 3.] Branches : A winter's tale: the six-pointed snowflake -- Tenuous monsters: shapes between dimensions -- Just for the crack: clean breaks and ragged ruptures -- Water ways: labyrinths in the landscape -- Tree and leaf: branches in biology -- Web worlds: why we're all in this together -- Epilogue: The threads of the tapestry: principles of pattern -- Appendix : The Hele-Shaw cell.
Subjects: Chaotic behavior in systems.; Pattern formation (Biology); Pattern formation (Physical sciences);
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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A fortunate universe : life in a finely-tuned cosmos / by Lewis, Geraint F.(CARDINAL)832770; Barnes, Luke A.,1983-(CARDINAL)831384; Schmidt, Brian,1967-(CARDINAL)832688;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Pattern formation (Physical sciences); Pattern formation (Biology); Life; Cosmology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Patterns in the desert / by Nilsen, Genevieve,author.(CARDINAL)677349;
"Patterns in the Desert introduces emergent readers to patterns in the sandy desert, such as ripples in sand or diamonds on a rattlesnake, while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Patterns in the Desert includes tools for teachers and caregivers, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, an index, and a Let's Review! question and photo. Patterns in the Desert is part of Jump!'s Patterns in Nature series"--Ages 3-6BR40L
Subjects: Deserts; Pattern formation (Physical sciences); Pattern perception;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Patterns at the beach / by Nilsen, Genevieve,author.(CARDINAL)677349;
"Patterns at the Beach introduces emergent readers to patterns they could see while spending a day at the beach, such as a striped seashell or spotted sea turtle, while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Patterns at the Beach includes tools for teachers and caregivers, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, an index, and a Let's Review! question and photo. Patterns at the Beach is part of Jump!'s Patterns in Nature series"--Ages 3-6BR40L
Subjects: Beaches; Pattern formation (Physical sciences); Pattern perception;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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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 math behind the music / by Harkleroad, Leon,1955-(CARDINAL)479737;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-134) and index.
Subjects: Composition (Music); Mathematics; Music in mathematics education.; Music theory; Music; Pattern formation (Physical sciences);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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