Symmetry : A Journey into the Patterns of Nature

ISBN
9780060789411
$15.99
Author du Sautoy, Marcus
Format Paperback
Details
  • 8.0" x 5.3" x 0.9"
  • Active Record
  • Individual Title
  • 2009
  • 384
  • Yes
  • 52
  • QA174.7.S96
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.