| The slippery
gooiness
of biology is a consequence of its incredible complexity,
consisting as it does of complex systems based upon chemistry. And
chemistry obeys the rules of physics, which exists because of, and is consequently
best described by, mathematics. Mathematics is the ur-fluid of Reality
(gad, how poetic), and our symbollic attempts to represent mathematics
have given us windows through which our mushy
grey-matter can peer, and with which this same
mushy grey-matter becomes altered, and we call this alteration understanding
(a frequently generous appellation). |
| The purpose of these pages is to press
our noses against some of the windows that look upon biological systems,
and to do it in as interactive and stimulating a way as possible, given
the talents of we the page creators. There are four of us: Geoffrey Dixon,
Steven Karel, Frank Lonberg and Mike Casey. This site will be evolving
rapidly, so things will likely be different each time you look.
Also see Dixon's interactive Mathematics
and the Genome site. |
| Much of what
we'll be doing will employ Shockwave™,
which is a really spiffy way of animating web pages. But it requires the
plug-in,
and you've just been given a link to that. Java and Javascript will also
be used, and anything else we decide is needed. It's also highly advisable
to get either Navigator 3.0 or better, or Explorer 3.0 or better, both
of which are free to educational institutions, I believe. And if you have
the option, set your monitors color depth to at least thousands (16-bit).
This is our mantra:
the cutting edge is good.
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