Contemporary Abstract Algebra | - Joseph Gallian.pdf

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: It does an excellent job of showing how algebra is essentially the "mathematics of symmetry," using examples from art and molecular chemistry. What makes this "piece" particularly interesting compared to

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: It uses a lot of tables and figures to explain things like symmetry groups, which can be hard to visualize purely through symbols.