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Fearless Symmetry : Exposing the Hidden Patterns of Numbers - New Edition

Mathematicians solve equations, or try to. But sometimes the solutions are not as interesting as the beautiful symmetric patterns that lead to them. Written in a friendly style for a general audience, Fearless Symmetry is the first popular math book to discuss these elegant and mysterious patterns a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ash, Avner
Other Authors: Gross, Robert
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Mathematicians solve equations, or try to. But sometimes the solutions are not as interesting as the beautiful symmetric patterns that lead to them. Written in a friendly style for a general audience, Fearless Symmetry is the first popular math book to discuss these elegant and mysterious patterns and the ingenious techniques mathematicians use to uncover them. Hidden symmetries were first discovered nearly two hundred years ago by French mathematician ṽariste Galois. They have been used extensively in the oldest and largest branch of mathematics--number theory--for such diverse applications.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781400837779