
Symmetry
Translation by Peter Hilton
Hans Walser(Author)
Mathematical Association of America (Publisher)
Published on 29. March 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
108 pages
978-0-88385-532-4 (ISBN)
Description
We are all familiar with the everyday notion of two-sided symmetry, as viewed for example in the external form of the human body. But in its broadest interpretation symmetry is a property which involves regularity and repetition. In this sense symmetry can be found everywhere, especially in science and art. The aim of this book is to present selected examples of symmetry, drawn from a wide variety of topics, in a way that will be understandable to students and teachers of mathematics as well as to the interested layman.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
155 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88385-532-4 (9780883855324)
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Translation
State University of New York, Binghamton
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Content
1. Little mirror, little mirror; 2. Inside and outside; 3. Symmetric procedure; 4. Parquet floors, lattices and Pythagoras; 5. The problem of the centre; 6. Symmetry in word script and number.