Ronan, Mark. <br/><br/>
Symmetry and the monster :  one of the greatest quests of mathematics / 
Mark Ronan. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  2006. 
 - vii, 255 p. :  ill ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Describes how the quest to understand symmetry began with French mathematician Evariste Galois in 1830 and how he used symmetry to understand algebraic equations. 
<br/><br/> Adult  Follett Library Resources. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0192807226 (acid-free paper) 9780192807229 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006005354 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Group theory.<br/>Symmetry (Mathematics)<br/>Group theory.<br/>Symmetry (Mathematics)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA174.7.S96  / R66 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>516/.1