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Symmetry A Mathematical Exploration /
This textbook is perfect for a math course for non-math majors, with the goal of encouraging effective analytical thinking and exposing students to elegant mathematical ideas. It includes many topics commonly found in sampler courses, like Platonic solids, Euler's formula, irrational numbers, c...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2012.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012. |
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| Online Access: | Texto Completo |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1 Introduction to Symmetry
- 2 The Algebra of Symmetry
- 3 Isomorphism
- 4 The Classification Theorems
- 5 Subgroups and Product Groups
- 6 Permutations
- 7 Symmetries of Solid Objects
- 8 The Five Platonic Solids
- 9 Symmetry and Optimization
- 10 What is a Number?
- 11 Cantor's Infinity
- 12 Euclidean Space
- 13 Symmetry and Matrices
- Index.