Symmetry (MATH-0016)

Spring 2026 · MATH 0016 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

A mathematical treatment of the symmetries of wallpaper patterns. The main goal is to prove that the symmetries of these patterns fall into seventeen distinct types. In addition, students will learn to identify the symmetries of given patterns (with special emphasis on the periodic drawings of M.C. Escher) and to draw such patterns. Recommendations: High school geometry. Engineering students are not permitted to take MATH 16 for credit.

Course codes: MATH-0016, MATH 0016, MATH0016, MATH-16, MATH 16, MATH16

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