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Symmetry: An Introduction to Group Theory and Its Applications
This well-organized volume develops the elementary ideas of both group theory and representation theory in a progressive and thorough fashion. Designed to allow students to focus on any of the main fields of application, it is geared toward advanced undergraduate and graduate physics and chemistry students. 1963 edition. Appendices.
256 pages, Paperback
First published June 12, 2002
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February 12, 2022
I like it when books do what they say on the cover. Symmetry by Roy McWeeny is one such book. It opens with the concept of the set and moves on to geometric shapes.
The book starts early enough for me to follow where it's going. Sometimes that is a difficult task with higher mathematics books, especially if you are self-learning. I continually encounter Group Theory and other topics, but I don't know how to ease myself into the subject.
My main issue is that I don't think I retained much from reading this book. I should probably take notes.
McWeeny writes well, in any case. Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time.
The book starts early enough for me to follow where it's going. Sometimes that is a difficult task with higher mathematics books, especially if you are self-learning. I continually encounter Group Theory and other topics, but I don't know how to ease myself into the subject.
My main issue is that I don't think I retained much from reading this book. I should probably take notes.
McWeeny writes well, in any case. Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time.
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