Adventures in Group Theory is a tour through the algebra of several ‘permutation puzzles’ . . . If you like puzzles, this is a somewhat fun book. If you like algebra, this is a fun book. If you like puzzles and algebra, this is a really fun book.
—MAA Online
Joyner does convey some of the excitement and adventure in picking up knowledge of group theory by trying to understand Rubik’s Cube. Enthusiastic students will learn a lot of mathematics from this book.
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American Scientist
Joyner has collated all the Rubik lore and integrated it with a self-contained introduction to group theory that equals or, more likely, exceeds what is available in typical dedicated elementary texts.
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Choice
The book begins with some lecture notes of discrete mathematics and group theory. These theoretical notions are very nicely applied to some practical problems, e.g.: Rubik’s cube, Rubik-like puzzle groups, crossing the rubicon, God’s algorithm and graphs. The work ends with a rich bibliography and index.
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Zentralblatt Math
Adventures in Group Theory is a tour through the algebra of several ‘permutation puzzles’ . . . If you like puzzles, this is a somewhat fun book. If you like algebra, this is a fun book. If you like puzzles and algebra, this is a really fun book.
―MAA Online
Joyner has collated all the Rubik lore and integrated it with a self-contained introduction to group theory that equals or, more likely, exceeds what is available in typical dedicated elementary texts.
―
Choice
Joyner does convey some of the excitement and adventure in picking up knowledge of group theory by trying to understand Rubik’s Cube. Enthusiastic students will learn a lot of mathematics from this book.
―
American Scientist
The book begins with some lecture notes of discrete mathematics and group theory. These theoretical notions are very nicely applied to some practical problems, e.g.: Rubik’s cube, Rubik-like puzzle groups, crossing the rubicon, God’s algorithm and graphs. The work ends with a rich bibliography and index.
―
Zentralblatt Math
Review
“Adventures in Group Theory is a tour through the algebra of several ‘permutation puzzles’… If you like puzzles, this is a somewhat fun book. If you like algebra, this is a fun book. If you like puzzles and algebra, this is a really fun book.”
“Joyner has collated all the Rubik lore and integrated it with a self-contained introduction to group theory that equals or, more likely, exceeds what is available in typical dedicated elementary texts.”
“Joyner does convey some of the excitement and adventure in picking up knowledge of group theory by trying to understand Rubik’s Cube. Enthusiastic students will learn a lot of mathematics from this book.”
“The book begins with some lecture notes of discrete mathematics and group theory. These theoretical notions are very nicely applied to some practical problems, e.g.: Rubik’s cube, Rubik-like puzzle groups, crossing the rubicon, God’s algorithm and graphs. The work ends with a rich bibliography and index.”
About the Author
David Joyner is a professor in the Mathematics Department at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is the author of Adventures in Group Theory: Rubik’s Cube, Merlin’s Machine, and Other Mathematical Toys 2nd Edition, also published by Johns Hopkins.
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