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General Information • About Natural Mathematics • Navigating the Website • Tools at your Disposal • Build Progress & Plans Forward • How to Contact the Author |
Plugins and Graphics • LiveGraphics3D Applet • Flash Animation |
External Tools • MathWorld Mathematics Dictionary |
About Natural Mathematics
The Natural Mathematics website was developed by Steven Garner to demonstrate some of the many ways in which mathematics can be seen in the natural world. It was initally concieved in the Summer of 2003, and has since grown in both scope and form. The current iteration of this website has been designed to resemble a text book, with information organized into distinct sections and topics. This website is also used by the author as a testbed for web code development, and for self-education into the fields of mathematics, science, and history.
The Natural Mathematics website was developed by Steven Garner to demonstrate some of the many ways in which mathematics can be seen in the natural world. It was initally concieved in the Summer of 2003, and has since grown in both scope and form. The current iteration of this website has been designed to resemble a text book, with information organized into distinct sections and topics. This website is also used by the author as a testbed for web code development, and for self-education into the fields of mathematics, science, and history.
Navigating the Website
The most important thing to remember when searching for information on this website is that the Natural Mathematics website has been structured like a book. It has been divided into sections (or chapters), each containing groups of related topics. It has a table of contents, and it has previous page / next page links on the top and bottom of each page. There is also a pull-down list on the top of each webpage that contains a list of each page within the website. Use this list to effectively turn to a page within the digital book.
These underlined navigational tools are the best ways to find content on this website. Read more below.
The most important thing to remember when searching for information on this website is that the Natural Mathematics website has been structured like a book. It has been divided into sections (or chapters), each containing groups of related topics. It has a table of contents, and it has previous page / next page links on the top and bottom of each page. There is also a pull-down list on the top of each webpage that contains a list of each page within the website. Use this list to effectively turn to a page within the digital book.
These underlined navigational tools are the best ways to find content on this website. Read more below.
Tools at your Disposal
Look for the following tools that will help you to maximize your visit.
Look for the following tools that will help you to maximize your visit.
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Pull-Down Topics List Function: NAVIGATION This list contains links to every webpage within the Natural Mathematics website. Use this list to effectively turn to a page within the digital book. |
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Previous / Next Page links Function: NAVIGATION These links allow the visitor to read the website one page at a time, much like reading a book from cover to cover. They are at the top and bottom of each page. |
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Jump to Top Button Function: NAVIGATION This button appears at the bottom of each page. Pressing it returns to user to the top of the page instantly. |
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Back Button Function: NAVIGATION This button appears only on a few pages. Pressing it will return you to page from which you came. |
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Green Help Button Function: HELP Pressing this button will bring up the help menu, which will offer a direct link to answer the question quoted by the button. Look for this button near special features for which questions may arise. |
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Gray Help Button Function: HELP This button appears at the bottom of each page. Pressing it opens the help window, which will bring you here. |
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Print Button Function: PRINTER-FRIENDLY PAGE If you wish to make a hard copy of the page you are viewing, you should press this button to send a printer-friendly version of the webpage to your printer. |
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Build Progress & Plans Forward
Eventually a large section of this website will be dedicated to computer models of complex bio-models, and cellular autonomous systems. Until such time as work can be completed in these areas, I recommend that you explore these fields as published on the internet. Meanwhile, content for other sections will be developed.
Eventually a large section of this website will be dedicated to computer models of complex bio-models, and cellular autonomous systems. Until such time as work can be completed in these areas, I recommend that you explore these fields as published on the internet. Meanwhile, content for other sections will be developed.
About the Live Graphics 3D plugin
The LiveGraphics3D plugin was developed by Martin Kraus to display 3D Mathematica models in an internet browser. It is natively supported in later versions of both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, and requires NO INSTALLATION PROCESS. To test if your plugin is working, look for a 3D sphere below this paragraph. If you do not see the sphere, visit the LiveGraphics3D website for technical assistance. This plugin is necessary to view many of the most dramatic mathematic examples presented on this website.
The LiveGraphics3D plugin was developed by Martin Kraus to display 3D Mathematica models in an internet browser. It is natively supported in later versions of both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, and requires NO INSTALLATION PROCESS. To test if your plugin is working, look for a 3D sphere below this paragraph. If you do not see the sphere, visit the LiveGraphics3D website for technical assistance. This plugin is necessary to view many of the most dramatic mathematic examples presented on this website.
About Flash animations
Natural Mathematics uses Macromedia Flash to demonstrate a few mathematical principles that require animation. If you cannot see the animation below, then you will need to visit the Macromedia website to install plugins, or for other technical assistance in order to view these demonstrations.
CONSTRUCTION NOTE: FLASH ANIMATION IS NOT INCORPORATED YET
Natural Mathematics uses Macromedia Flash to demonstrate a few mathematical principles that require animation. If you cannot see the animation below, then you will need to visit the Macromedia website to install plugins, or for other technical assistance in order to view these demonstrations.
CONSTRUCTION NOTE: FLASH ANIMATION IS NOT INCORPORATED YET
The MathWorld Mathematic Dictionary
The MathWorld website contains a thorough listing of mathematical concepts, complete with LiveGraphics3D examples and images. Stephen Wolfram is the originator of MathWorld, the developer of the Mathematica software package, and the author of A New Kind of Science, a terrific online book about cellular autonoma. Much inspiration for this website, and credit for the tools that have enabled it, is owed to Mr. Wolfram.
Visit the Mathworld Mathematics Dictionary
The MathWorld website contains a thorough listing of mathematical concepts, complete with LiveGraphics3D examples and images. Stephen Wolfram is the originator of MathWorld, the developer of the Mathematica software package, and the author of A New Kind of Science, a terrific online book about cellular autonoma. Much inspiration for this website, and credit for the tools that have enabled it, is owed to Mr. Wolfram.
Visit the Mathworld Mathematics Dictionary
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