Name: Symmetry
ISBN: 9780060789411

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Why This Clicks

Reading the Patterns

Symmetry becomes a way to read the world through mathematical questions, history, and one mathematician’s perspective.

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Patterns that make mathematics visible in the world
A lively meeting of mathematical thought and history

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Deep questions about symmetry alongside mathematicians past and present
A personal journey through elusive mathematical ideas

Book Details

Authors: Marcus du Sautoy
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: March 3, 2009
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Abstract Algebra · Teaching Math
Reading lane: Abstract Algebra

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Teaching Methods
Teaching Math
Mathematics
Abstract Algebra

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Geometry
Group Theory
History & Philosophy of Math
Number Theory

About This Book

Symmetry is all around us. Of fundamental significance to the way we interpret the world, this unique, pervasive phenomenon indicates a dynamic relationship between objects. Combining a rich historical narrative with his own personal journey as a mathematician, Marcus du Sautoy takes a unique look into the mathematical mind as he explores deep conjectures about symmetry and brings us face-to-face with the oddball mathematicians, both past and present, who have battled to und...

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Symmetry is all around us. Of fundamental significance to the way we interpret the world, this unique, pervasive phenomenon indicates a dynamic relationship between objects. Combining a rich historical narrative with his own personal journey as a mathematician, Marcus du Sautoy takes a unique look into the mathematical mind as he explores deep conjectures about symmetry and brings us face-to-face with the oddball mathematicians, both past and present, who have battled to understand symmetry's elusive qualities.