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Adventures in Group Theory: Rubik´s Cube, Merlin´s Machine, and Other Mathematical Toys
David Joyner
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Description for Adventures in Group Theory: Rubik´s Cube, Merlin´s Machine, and Other Mathematical Toys
Paperback. Featuring strategies for solving the puzzles and computations illustrated using the SAGE open-source computer algebra system, the second edition of Adventures in Group Theory is perfect for mathematics enthusiasts and for use as a supplementary textbook. Num Pages: 330 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
This updated and revised edition of David Joyner's entertaining hands-on tour of group theory and abstract algebra brings life, levity, and practicality to the topics through mathematical toys. Joyner uses permutation puzzles such as the Rubik's Cube and its variants, the 15 puzzle, the Rainbow Masterball, Merlin's Machine, the Pyraminx, and the Skewb to explain the basics of introductory algebra and group theory. Subjects covered include the Cayley graphs, symmetries, isomorphisms, wreath products, free groups, and finite fields of group theory, as well as algebraic matrices, combinatorics, and permutations. Featuring strategies for ... Read more
This updated and revised edition of David Joyner's entertaining hands-on tour of group theory and abstract algebra brings life, levity, and practicality to the topics through mathematical toys. Joyner uses permutation puzzles such as the Rubik's Cube and its variants, the 15 puzzle, the Rainbow Masterball, Merlin's Machine, the Pyraminx, and the Skewb to explain the basics of introductory algebra and group theory. Subjects covered include the Cayley graphs, symmetries, isomorphisms, wreath products, free groups, and finite fields of group theory, as well as algebraic matrices, combinatorics, and permutations. Featuring strategies for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801890130
SKU
V9780801890130
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Ref
99-1
About David Joyner
David Joyner is a professor of mathematics at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is coauthor of Applied Abstract Algebra, also published by Johns Hopkins, and editor of Coding Theory and Cryptography: From Enigma and Geheimschreiber to Quantum Theory.
Reviews for Adventures in Group Theory: Rubik´s Cube, Merlin´s Machine, and Other Mathematical Toys
Adventures in Group Theory is a tour through the algebra of several 'permutation puzzles'... If you like puzzles, this is a somewhat fun book. If you like algebra, this is a fun book. If you like puzzles and algebra, this is a really fun book. - MAA Online Joyner has collated all the Rubik lore and integrated it ... Read more