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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mark A. ArmstrongPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1988 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781441930859ISBN 10: 144193085 Pages: 187 Publication Date: 01 December 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsM.A. Armstrong Groups and Symmetry This book is a gentle introductory text on group theory and its application to the measurement of symmetry. It covers most of the material that one might expect to see in an undergraduate course ... The theory is amplified, exemplified and properly related to what this part of algebra is really for by discussion of a wide variety of geometrical phenomena in which groups measure symmetry. Overall, the author,s plan, to base his treatment on the premise that groups and symmetry go together, is a very good one, and the book deserves to succeed. -MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS M.A. Armstrong Groups and Symmetry This book is a gentle introductory text on group theory and its application to the measurement of symmetry. It covers most of the material that one might expect to see in an undergraduate course ... The theory is amplified, exemplified and properly related to what this part of algebra is really for by discussion of a wide variety of geometrical phenomena in which groups measure symmetry. Overall, the author's plan, to base his treatment on the premise that groups and symmetry go together, is a very good one, and the book deserves to succeed. --MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |