Notice on the Symmetrical Polyhedra of Geometry

Notice on the Symmetrical Polyhedra of Geometry
Author: Auguste Bravais
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 59
Release: 2007-01-26
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9749430956

This book is a translation of the seminal paper that Bravais wrote in 1849 on symmetry in crystallography.Kit Tyabandha completed his PhD from University of Manchester in 2004. His interests are Mathematics and Engineering, Language and Philosophy.

Number, Shape, & Symmetry

Number, Shape, & Symmetry
Author: Diane L. Herrmann
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2012-10-18
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1466554649

Through a careful treatment of number theory and geometry, Number, Shape, & Symmetry: An Introduction to Number Theory, Geometry, and Group Theory helps readers understand serious mathematical ideas and proofs. Classroom-tested, the book draws on the authors’ successful work with undergraduate students at the University of Chicago, seventh to tenth grade mathematically talented students in the University of Chicago’s Young Scholars Program, and elementary public school teachers in the Seminars for Endorsement in Science and Mathematics Education (SESAME). The first half of the book focuses on number theory, beginning with the rules of arithmetic (axioms for the integers). The authors then present all the basic ideas and applications of divisibility, primes, and modular arithmetic. They also introduce the abstract notion of a group and include numerous examples. The final topics on number theory consist of rational numbers, real numbers, and ideas about infinity. Moving on to geometry, the text covers polygons and polyhedra, including the construction of regular polygons and regular polyhedra. It studies tessellation by looking at patterns in the plane, especially those made by regular polygons or sets of regular polygons. The text also determines the symmetry groups of these figures and patterns, demonstrating how groups arise in both geometry and number theory. The book is suitable for pre-service or in-service training for elementary school teachers, general education mathematics or math for liberal arts undergraduate-level courses, and enrichment activities for high school students or math clubs.

Spherical Models

Spherical Models
Author: Magnus J. Wenninger
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2014-05-05
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486143651

Well-illustrated, practical approach to creating star-faced spherical forms that can serve as basic structures for geodesic domes. Complete instructions for making models from circular bands of paper with just a ruler and compass. 1979 edition.

Geometry and Symmetry

Geometry and Symmetry
Author: L. Christine Kinsey
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 960
Release: 2010-04-19
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0470499494

This new book for mathematics and mathematics education majors helps students gain an appreciation of geometry and its importance in the history and development of mathematics. The material is presented in three parts. The first is devoted to a rigorous introduction of Euclidean geometry, the second covers various noneuclidean geometries, and the last part delves into symmetry and polyhedra. Historical contexts accompany each topic. Exercises and activities are interwoven with the text to enable the students to explore geometry. Some of the activities take advantage of geometric software so students - in particular, future teachers - gain a better understanding of its capabilities. Others explore the construction of simple models or use manipulatives allowing students to experience the hands-on, creative side of mathematics. While this text contains a rigorous mathematical presentation, key design features and activities allow it to be used successfully in mathematics for teachers courses as well.

Dual Models

Dual Models
Author: Magnus J. Wenninger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2003-10-16
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521543255

An enthusiastic presentation of the complex set of uniform duals of uniform polyhedral shapes.

Symmetry, Shape and Space

Symmetry, Shape and Space
Author: L.Christine Kinsey
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 524
Release: 2006-05-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9781930190092

This book will appeal to at least three groups of readers: prospective high school teachers, liberal arts students, and parents whose children are studying high school or college math. It is modern in its selection of topics, and in the learning models used by the authors. The book covers some exciting but non-traditional topics from the subject area of geometry. It is also intended for undergraduates and tries to engage their interest in mathematics. Many innovative pedagogical modes are used throughout.

The Mathematical Theory of Symmetry in Solids

The Mathematical Theory of Symmetry in Solids
Author: Christopher Bradley
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 758
Release: 2010
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0199582580

This classic book gives, in extensive tables, the irreducible representations of the crystallographic point groups and space groups. These are useful in studying the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of a particle or quasi-particle in a crystalline solid. The theory is extended to the corepresentations of the Shubnikov groups.

Tropical Geometry and Mirror Symmetry

Tropical Geometry and Mirror Symmetry
Author: Mark Gross
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2011-01-20
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821852329

Tropical geometry provides an explanation for the remarkable power of mirror symmetry to connect complex and symplectic geometry. The main theme of this book is the interplay between tropical geometry and mirror symmetry, culminating in a description of the recent work of Gross and Siebert using log geometry to understand how the tropical world relates the A- and B-models in mirror symmetry. The text starts with a detailed introduction to the notions of tropical curves and manifolds, and then gives a thorough description of both sides of mirror symmetry for projective space, bringing together material which so far can only be found scattered throughout the literature. Next follows an introduction to the log geometry of Fontaine-Illusie and Kato, as needed for Nishinou and Siebert's proof of Mikhalkin's tropical curve counting formulas. This latter proof is given in the fourth chapter. The fifth chapter considers the mirror, B-model side, giving recent results of the author showing how tropical geometry can be used to evaluate the oscillatory integrals appearing. The final chapter surveys reconstruction results of the author and Siebert for ``integral tropical manifolds.'' A complete version of the argument is given in two dimensions.

Regular Polytopes

Regular Polytopes
Author: H. S. M. Coxeter
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2012-05-23
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486141586

Foremost book available on polytopes, incorporating ancient Greek and most modern work. Discusses polygons, polyhedrons, and multi-dimensional polytopes. Definitions of symbols. Includes 8 tables plus many diagrams and examples. 1963 edition.

Polyhedron Models

Polyhedron Models
Author: Magnus J. Wenninger
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1971
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521098595

he author describes simply and carefully how to make models of all the known uniform polyhedra and some of the stellated forms.