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An edition of Groups and symmetry (1996)

Groups and symmetry

a guide to discovering mathematics

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Mathematics is discovered by looking at examples, noticing patterns, making conjectures, and testing those conjectures. Once discovered, the final results get organized and put in textbooks. The details and the excitement of the discovery are lost. This book introduces the reader to the excitement of the original discovery. By means of a wide variety of tasks, readers are led to find interesting examples, notice patterns, devise rules to explain the patterns, and discover mathematics for themselves.

The subject studied here is the mathematics behind the idea of symmetry, but the methods and ideas apply to all of mathematics. The only prerequisites are enthusiasm and a knowledge of basic high-school math. The book is only a guide. It will start you off in the right direction and bring you back if you stray too far. The excitement and the discovery are left to you.

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Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Language
English
Pages
102

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Subjects

Group theory, Pattern perception
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Groups and symmetry: a guide to discovering mathematics
1996, American Mathematical Society
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-100) and index.

Published in
Providence, R.I
Series
Mathematical world,, v. 5

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
511.3/3
Library of Congress
QA174.2 .F37 1996, QA174.2.F37 1996, QA174.2 .F37 1995

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vii, 102 p. :
Number of pages
102

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OL789554M
Internet Archive
groupssymmetrygu00farm
ISBN 10
0821804502
LCCN
95021976
OCLC/WorldCat
32746095
Library Thing
3133944
Goodreads
2342758

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