The Mathematics of Life

     The Mathematics of Life by Ian Stewart talks more about the relationship of biology and mathematics. It is more focused on telling people that math can and is useful to the field of biology. It is said that students usually take Biology to avoid mathematics but that is not the case anymore. Stewart explains how to incorporate and use mathematics for improving and utilizing information in understanding life.

     The book, all in all, was interesting. The first few chapters were easy to comprehend and students can easily relate since it was taught to everyone since elementary. Stewart explains the five revolutions in Biology and adds the sixth revolution which is mathematics. He explains each revolution clearly so it wasn’t hard to understand. The other chapters were a bit complex since the examples given were more advanced. The topics though were very interesting like aliens, hallucination patterns and others. The author explained the mathematical concept behind some biological occurrences well. It is amazing how he incorporated some mathematical approach like the Fibonacci sequence, geometry and others to Biology.

     For me, this book is more on the biology side. Ian Stewart is a famous Mathematician and science-fiction writer. It is interesting how he wrote a book about Biology and incorporated some math. It should be the other way around since he is a mathematician but I guess the book still works. This book would be better if he collaborated with a Biologist and put more accurate facts.

     All in all, this book is for everyone who wishes to understand more about biology with the incorporation of mathematics. If you want to study more detailed about life using the mixture of biology and mathematics, this book would be a helpful reference. It is well written and easy to comprehend.