The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells (Virtual Laboratory)
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Book Description
For centuries scientists have tried to understand the growth and development of multicellular organisms. More recently, with the help of mathematical models and computerized simulations, they have discovered algorithmic patterns and models that seem to describe the dynamic processes in which organisms grow, reproduce, and respond to external factors. In this fascinating and beautifully illustrated book, Hans Meinhardt explains and illustrates these structural growth patterns in the case of sea shells. The book delightfully conveys the intuitive appeal and the "touch of magic" in this research. A diskette packaged with the book contains a program that allows the reader to run the simulations on a PC. New patterns can be generated interactively to provide an insight into the process of biological pattern formation.
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Book Info
Shows that the models proposed for shell patterning can also account for other important processes in development. The formation of organizing regions and embryonic axes and the initiation of leaves serve as examples. 3 1/2 inch disk included. DLC: Shells - Computer simulation.
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The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells (Virtual Laboratory),Hans Meinhardt,Springer-Verlag Telos,0387578420,Computer Simulation,Discrete Mathematics,Life Sciences - Biology - General,Mollusca,Pattern formation (Biology),Science,Science/Mathematics,Seashells,Shells
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