Symmetry
A Mathematical Exploration
2nd Edition
Published on 29. August 2021
Book
Hardback
XII, 259 pages
978-3-030-51668-0 (ISBN)
Description
Reviews / Votes
"This book has much to recommend it. The material is presented clearly and enthusiastically ... . there are a lot of well-chosen exercises, ranging from very easy to more challenging. ... this is a well-written book, covering interesting material, that can serve a number of possible audiences. ... many math majors will never have seen many of the topics discussed in this book ... technical details by the instructor, serve as a useful text for a capstone course for majors." (Mark Hunacek MAA Reviews, November 14, 2021)"This book has much to recommend it. The material is presented clearly and enthusiastically ... . there are a lot of well-chosen exercises, ranging from very easy to more challenging. ... this is a well-written book, covering interesting material, that can serve a number of possible audiences. ... many math majors will never have seen many of the topics discussed in this book ... technical details by the instructor, serve as a useful text for a capstone course for majors." (Mark Hunacek MAA Reviews, November 14, 2021)
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Series
Edition
2nd ed. 2021
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
11
154 farbige Tabellen, 289 farbige Abbildungen, 11 s/w Abbildungen
XII, 259 p. 300 illus., 289 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
599 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-030-51668-0 (9783030516680)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-51669-7
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Person
Kristopher Tapp is Professor of Mathematics at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. The recipient of numerous teaching awards, he is particularly interested in communicating ideas from mathematics to students in other fields. His research extends from differential geometry to the mathematical study of gerrymandering. Previous books include Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces, which appears in Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics.
<b>Kristopher Tapp</b> is Professor of Mathematics at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. The recipient of numerous teaching awards, he is particularly interested in communicating ideas from mathematics to students in other fields. His research extends from differential geometry to the mathematical study of gerrymandering. Previous books include <i>Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces</i>, which appears in <b>Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics</b>.
Content
Preface.- 1. Introduction to Symmetry.- 2. The Algebra of Symmetry.- 3. The Classification Theorems.- 4. Isomorphic Groups.- 5. Subgroups & Product Groups.- 6. Permutation Groups.- 7. Symmetries of 3D Objects.- 8. The Five Platonic Solids.- 9. Symmetry and Optimization.- 10. What is a Number?.- 11. Excursions in Numbers.- 12. Rigid Motions as Functions.- 13. Rigid Motions as Matrices.- Image Credits.- Index.