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040			_aNISER LIBRARY _beng _cNISER LIBRARY
041			_aENGLISH
082			_a514 _bTAP-S
100			_aTapp, Kristopher
245			_aSymmentry : _ba mathematical exploration
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aSwitzerland : _bSpringer Nature, _c2021.
300			_axi, 259p. : _billustrations (some color).
490			_aTexts for quantitative critical thinking, _x2523-8647
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThis textbook invites readers to explore the properties of objects that we effortlessly recognize as symmetrical. From the human body, to elaborate artworks and abstract networks, symmetry is ubiquitous in the world around us; it is essential to function and beauty across the built and natural world. By developing mathematical language to describe symmetry, this textbook equips readers to explore symmetries with precision, illuminating commonalities across art and science. Beginning with an exploration of intuitive notions of symmetry, the author introduces the algebraic structure of groups by examining rotations and reflections. Topics that follow include the classification of two-dimensional patterns, the Platonic solids, and a study of real and prime numbers. This second edition features numerous new examples and exercises, “Elements of Mathematics” sections that more closely examine mathematical tools, and optional content that offers opportunities for extension. Figures are woven into the presentation throughout, with many illustrations now offered in motion as integrated video content. Symmetry suits a wide audience, demanding no mathematical training past high school basics, yet stretching the imagination of math and non-math majors alike. Its engaging yet rigorous style offers a window into mathematicians’ ways of thinking. By developing mathematical reasoning skills in a spatial context, this text is ideal for a course that meets quantitative requirements for non-STEM majors. Instructors will appreciate the author’s comprehensive online resources, which include a full set of animated lecture slides; all readers will delight in watching the book’s content come alive using the multimedia app.
650			_aSymmetry (Mathematics)
650			_aCayley table
650			_aEuclidean space
650			_aPythagorean Theorem for liberal arts
650			_aSymmetry group
650			_aChirality
650			_aGroup theory for liberal arts
856			_3Table of contents _uhttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/bfm:978-3-030-51669-7/1
856			_3Reviews _uhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60009797-symmetry?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13#CommunityReviews
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