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Adventures in Group Theory: Rubik's Cube, Merlin's Machine, and Other Mathematical Toys

Contributor(s): Joyner, David (Author)

ISBN: 9780801890123

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

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Pub Date: December 1, 2008

Dewey: 512.2

LCCN: 2008011322

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.88" H x 8.99" L x 6.34" W ( 1.20 lbs) 328 pages

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Description: 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.

Brief description: David Joyner is a professor in the Mathematics Department at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is the author of Adventures in Group Theory: Rubik's Cube, Merlin's Machine, and Other Mathematical Toys, also published by Johns Hopkins.

Review Quotes: 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

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