The equation that couldn't be solved : how mathematical genius discovered the language of symmetry
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Livio, Mario, 1945-
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LC Subjects
Diophantine analysis -- History.
Galois theory -- History.
Galois, Évariste, -- 1811-1832.
Group theory -- History.
Symmetric functions -- History.
Symmetry (Mathematics) -- History.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Diophantine analysis
Galois theory
Galois, Évariste, -- 1811-1832
Group theory
History
Symmetric functions
Symmetry (Mathematics)
Other Subjects
Analyse diophantienne -- Histoire.
Diophantine analysis.
Fonctions symétriques -- Histoire.
Galois theory.
Galois, Evariste, -- 1811-1832.
Galois, Evariste.
Group theory -- History.
Group theory.
Gruppentheorie
Nonfiction.
Symmetrische Funktion
Symmetry (Mathematics) -- History.
Symmetry (Physics)
Symmetry.
Symétrie (Mathématiques) -- Histoire.
Théorie de Galois -- Histoire.
Théorie des groupes -- Histoire.

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x, 353 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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9780743258203, 99819686535

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-332 and index.
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Traces the four-thousand-year-old mathematical effort to discover and define the laws of symmetry, citing the achievements of doomed geniuses Niels Henrick Abel and Evariste Galois to solve the quintic equation and give birth to group theory.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Livio, M. (2005). The equation that couldn't be solved: how mathematical genius discovered the language of symmetry . Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Livio, Mario, 1945-. 2005. The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Livio, Mario, 1945-. The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.

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Livio, M. (2005). The equation that couldn't be solved: how mathematical genius discovered the language of symmetry. New York: Simon & Schuster.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Livio, Mario. The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry Simon & Schuster, 2005.

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