David Joyner is a professor of mathematics at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is coauthor of Linear Algebra with Applications and editor of Coding Theory and Cryptography: From Enigma and Geheimschreiber to Quantum Theory.
"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." -- Donald L.
Vestal, 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
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