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4%OFFMatt Clay - Office Hours with a Geometric Group Theorist - 9780691158662 - V9780691158662
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Office Hours with a Geometric Group Theorist

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Description for Office Hours with a Geometric Group Theorist Paperback. Editor(s): Clay, Matt; Margalit, Dan. Num Pages: 464 pages, 136 color illus. 2 halftones. 86 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 138.
Geometric group theory is the study of the interplay between groups and the spaces they act on, and has its roots in the works of Henri Poincare, Felix Klein, J.H.C. Whitehead, and Max Dehn. Office Hours with a Geometric Group Theorist brings together leading experts who provide one-on-one instruction on key topics in this exciting and relatively new field of mathematics. It's like having office hours with your most trusted math professors. An essential primer for undergraduates making the leap to graduate work, the book begins with free groups--actions of free groups on trees, algorithmic questions about free groups, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
138g
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691158662
SKU
V9780691158662
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99-18

About Matt Clay
Matt Clay is associate professor of mathematics at the University of Arkansas. Dan Margalit is professor of mathematics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is the coauthor of A Primer on Mapping Class Groups (Princeton).

Reviews for Office Hours with a Geometric Group Theorist
Office Hours with a Geometric Group Theorist is a fun and enticing introduction to a growing field of mathematics. It provides a valuable and much-needed resource for undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty.
Ruth Charney, Brandeis University One of Choice Reviews' Outstanding Academic Titles of 2018 In a book with this many authors, it might be expected that ... Read more

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