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Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications

Product ID: 99702
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Undergraduate

Shoot Development in Plants (UMAP)

Author: Roger V. Jean and Walter W. Schwabe


The aim of this module is to show how phyllotactic patterns can be described with just a few mathematical constants and principles. The reader will learn: 1) to recognize these patterns; 2) be introduced to the terminology, parameters, and concepts applied to their description; and 3) be able to make simple measurements to characterize these patterns.

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION

DESCRIPTION OF THE BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENON

THE CENTRIC REPRESENTATION

VISIBLE OPPOSED PARASTICHY PAIRS AND DIVERGENCE ANGLES

VISIBLE OPPOSED PARASTICHY PAIRS AND PLASTOCHRONE RATIOS; THE PATTERN DETERMINATION TABLE

PERSPECTIVES ON THE SUBJECT

REVIEW AND EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

ANSWERS TO EXERCISES

GLOSSARY

REFERENCES

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

©1990 by COMAP, Inc.
UMAP Module
40 pages

Mathematics Topics:

Calculus , Differential Equations

Application Areas:

Life Sciences & Medicine , Botany

Prerequisites:

Precalculus (trigonometry, logarithms, exponential function)

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