Transformation Groups for Beginners by American Mathematical Society
The notion of symmetry is important in many disciplines, including physics, art, and music. The modern mathematical way of treating symmetry is through transformation groups. This book offers an easy introduction to these ideas for the relative novice, such as undergraduates in mathematics or even advanced undergraduates in physics and chemistry. The first two chapters provide a warm-up to the material with, for example, a discussion of algebraic operations on the points in the plane and rigid motions in the Euclidean plane. The notions of a transformation group and of an abstract group are then introduced.Group actions, orbits, and invariants are covered in the next chapter. The final chapter gives an elementary exposition of the basic ideas of Sophus Lie about symmetries of differential equations. Throughout the text, examples are drawn from many different areas of mathematics. Plenty of figures are included, and many exercises with hints and solutions will help readers master the material.-
An Introduction to the Circle Method
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Matrix Models for Population, Disease, and Evolutionary Dynamics
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Analytic Number Theory for Beginners
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Codes and Curves
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Glimpses of Soliton Theory
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Differential Geometry
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Extremal Problems for Finite Sets
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Differential Geometry of Plane Curves
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A First Course in the Calculus of Variations
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A Conversational Introduction to Algebraic Number Theory
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Billiards, Surfaces, and Geometry
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An Introduction to Lie Groups and the Geometry of Homogeneous Spaces
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The Game of Cops and Robbers on Graphs
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Invitation to Ergodic Theory
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The Joy of Factoring
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Lectures on Surfaces
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Plane Algebraic Curves
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Enumerative Geometry and String Theory
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The Game's Afoot!
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Mathematical Modelling
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Matrix Groups for Undergraduates
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Finite Fields, with Applications to Combinatorics
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Knots, Links and Their Invariants
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Hilbert's Tenth Problem
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Number Theory in the Spirit of Ramanujan
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Basic Set Theory
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Lectures on Generating Functions
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Frames for Undergraduates
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| ISBN 13 | 9780821836439 |
| ISBN 10 | 0821836439 |
| Title | Transformation Groups for Beginners |
| Author | American Mathematical Society |
| Series | Student Mathematical Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | American Mathematical Society |
| Year published | 2005-02-01 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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