LEADER 02573nam 2200481 a 450 001 9910822166003321 005 20240416174209.0 010 $a0-8018-9726-2 035 $a(CKB)2520000000007611 035 $a(OCoLC)542384209 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10363200 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3318460 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3318460 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10363200 035 $a(OCoLC)923194433 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000007611 100 $a20080310d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAdventures in group theory $eRubik's cube, Merlin's machine, and other mathematical toys /$fDavid Joyner 205 $a2nd ed., Updated and rev. ed. 210 $aBaltimore $cJohns Hopkins University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (329 p.) 311 $a0-8018-9013-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 299-304) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Where to begin... -- Chapter 1 Elementary, my dear Watson -- Chapter 2 'And you do addition?' -- Chapter 3 Bell ringing and other permutations -- Chapter 4 A procession of permutation puzzles -- Chapter 5 What's commutative and purple? -- Chapter 6 Welcome to the machine -- Chapter 7 'God's algorithm' and graphs -- Chapter 8 Symmetry and the Platonic solids -- Chapter 9 The illegal cube group -- Chapter 10 Words which move -- Chapter 11 The (legal) Rubik's Cube group -- Chapter 12 Squares, two-faces, and other subgroups -- Chapter 13 Other Rubik-like puzzle groups -- Chapter 14 Crossing the Rubicon -- Chapter 15 Some solution strategies -- Chapter 16 Coda: Questions and other directions -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. 330 $aFeaturing 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. 606 $aGroup theory 606 $aMathematical recreations 615 0$aGroup theory. 615 0$aMathematical recreations. 676 $a512/.2 700 $aJoyner$b David$f1959-$0441785 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822166003321 996 $aAdventures in group theory$94017133 997 $aUNINA