Groups and Geometry

Neumann, Peter M.; etc.; Stoy, Gabrielle A. (Mathematics Institute, Oxford); Thompson, Edward C.

ISBN 10: 0198534515 / ISBN 13: 9780198534518

Published by Oxford University Press, 1994

About this Item

The only book of its kind written specifically for undergraduates which explains the links between these two important mathematical groups. The authors explain these links by recourse to symmetry, a study of groups providing a good means of measuring geometrical symmetry. Num Pages: 264 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: PBG; PBM; PBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382. . 1994. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Groups and Geometry
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198534515
• ISBN 13: 9780198534518
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

This volume presents the Oxford Mathematical Institute notes for the enormously successful advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate student course on groups and geometry. The book's content closely follows the Oxford syllabus but covers a great deal more material than did the course itself. The book is divided into two parts: the first covers the fundamentals of groups, and the second covers geometry and its symbiotic relationship with groups. Both parts contain a number of useful examples and exercises. This book will be welcomed by student and teacher alike as a lucidly written text on an important topic.

About the Author

Peter M. Neumann is at The Queen's College, Oxford. Gabrielle A. Stoy is at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Edward C. Thompson is at Jesus College, Oxford.