Mathematics of Life

Mathematicians and biologists confront nature's enigmas. A new partnership of biologists and mathematicians is picking apart the hidden complexity of animals and plants to throw fresh light on the behaviour of entire organisms, how they interact, and how changes in biological diversity affect the planet's ecological balance. "Mathematics" offers new and sometimes startling perspectives on evolution and how patterns of inheritance and population work out over time-scales ranging from millions to hundreds of years - as well as what's going on to change us right now. Ian Stewart, in characteristically clear and entertaining fashion, explores these and a whole range of pertinent issues, including how far genes control behaviour and the nature of life itself. He shows how far mathematicians and biologists are succeeding in tackling some of the most difficult scientific problems the human race has ever confronted and where their research is currently taking us.

ISBN 1846681987   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9781846681981 (What's this?)   Pages 320 Publisher Profile Books Ltd   Published in London Imprint Profile Books Ltd   Height (mm) 234 Format Hardback   Width (mm) 153 Publication date 07 Apr 2011   Academic level General DEWEY 570.151

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