Symmetry A Mathematical Exploration /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Tapp, Kristopher (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; Geometry.; Social sciences.; Mathematics, general.; Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences.; Mathematics in Art and Architecture.

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, count...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.