About this title: From the author of the bestseller The Golden Ratio comes the story of the 4,000-year-long mathematical quest that uncovered the laws of symmetry in nature and the arts.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2006-08-22
ISBN-13:9780743258210ISBN:0743258215
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Description: Livio, Mario., Simon & Schuster, 2005, c2005, 1st Edition, 1st printing, boards & cloth (hard cover), fine with vg++ dj (one small closed tear), 353 pp with appendices, notes, references & index, tall 8vo, ISBN: 9780743258203, 'Livio shows in an easily accessible way how group theory explains the symmetry and order of both the natural and the human-made worlds', 'Symmetry is the concept that bridges the gap between science and art' read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743258203ISBN:0743258207
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. x, 353 pp., illus., biblio., index; 25 cm. AS NEW. Fine DJ. "What do the music of J. S. Bach, the basic forces of nature, Rubik's Cube, and the selection of mates have in common? They are all characterized by certain symmetries. Symmetry is the concept that bridges the gap between science and art, between the world of theoretical physics and the everyday world we see around us. Yet the 'language' of symmetry--group theory in mathematics--emerged from ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780743258203ISBN:0743258207
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2006-08-22
ISBN-13:9780743258210ISBN:0743258215
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780743258210ISBN:0743258215
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"symmetry, beauty and an amazing story!!! one of the best books i have ever came across! Have been trying to finish it for years now, but i dont mind taking my time. its worth it!!!"
"Solid if short biography of Galois and some other figures involved in the development of Group Theory. Galois was an interesting dude who makes all mathematicians over the age of 22 jealous for not developing their own field of mathematics by then and then not dying in a duel.
The good news, if you are a general audience, is that the mathematics content is light and easily digestible. The bad news is that if you want something deeper, well, take Group Theory. Livio doesn't go TOO deep into the subject, which, being a Math major, I think is too bad, though I understand."
The history of math parts were really interesting.
The exposition of Galois theory left a lot to be desired. It might be too complex for a lay book, but there's a lot about symmetry and physics that's presented at the level of "trust me, it works this way"!
The evolutionary bio bits were even worse.
I bet Ian Stewart's book on symmetry is better, but I'm all symmetried out for now."
"The two big ideas in current mathematics, symmetry and group theory, are bound up in this book, with the drama of Abel's classic proof of the insolvability of fifth-order equations. Mixed in are wide-ranging ideas about the aesthetics of symmetry that have little or no relation to the mathematical topics Livio covers so beautifully, but the long detours are made palatable by the wealth of interesting details he summons up. Best, he makes a coherent narrative of the continuum of concepts that have threaded through all of 20-century mathematics and physics; that alone makes this small volume indispensible."
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