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2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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MAT 103 - Symmetries
2010-2011 Catalog Year
A mainly geometrical study of symmetry facilitated by the
examination of patterns from various cultures and works of art.
Patterns are created by the repetition of a small fundamental
design. Those slides, turns and flips (isometries, i.e., functions
that preserve distances) that leave a pattern unchanged interact in
ways that lead naturally to the abstract, yet fundamental, concept
of a group. This course studies such symmetry groups and their use
in classifying material culture. Two key concepts are composition
of isometries and color-consistency.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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