Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-246) and index.
Introduction -- At the beginning ... -- In the "playground" -- In the garden -- In the neighborhood -- In the shadows -- In the sky -- In the nest -- In (or on) the water -- In the forest -- In the national park -- In the night sky -- At the end ... -- Appendix 1: A very short glossary of mathematical terms and functions -- Appendix 2: Answers to questions 1-15 -- Appendix 3: Newton's law of cooling -- Appendix 4: More mathematical patterns in nature.
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Presents ninety-six questions about many common natural phenomena and then shows how to answer them using mostly basic mathematics and precalculus.