Visual Group Theory
Visual Group Theory by Nathan Carterby Nathan Carter
Ranked 20 of 20 mathematics textbooks by recommenders
Recommended for its pedagogical approach to group theory, with clear emphasis and presentation, and as a dense but approachable topic with good motivation.
Recommended for its pedagogical approach to group theory, with clear emphasis and presentation, and as a dense but approachable topic with good motivation.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Strong pedagogical presentation and emphasis
“But the innovation is pedagogical, in what Carter chooses to emphasize and how he presents everything.”
Comment from 21 Jun 2026 in “The case against geometric algebra” Approachable with good motivation
“An example of a somewhat dense but very approachable topic with good motivation is this book”
Comment from 31 May 2026 in “Citing 'severe' math deficits, UC faculty demand a return to SAT tests for STEM”
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The four most recommended other mathematics textbooks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algorithms for Optimizationby Kochenderfer and Wheeler | 10 | 1 | 91% | 1 | — | — |
| Mathematics for Computer Scienceby Lehman, Leighton and Meyer | 8 | 4 | 67% | 1 | — | — |
| Numerical Recipesby Press et al. | 7 | 1 | 88% | 5 | — | — |
| Concrete Mathematicsby Graham, Knuth and Patashnik | 7 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Visual Group Theoryby Nathan CarterThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“But the innovation is pedagogical, in what Carter chooses to emphasize and how he presents everything.”
“An example of a somewhat dense but very approachable topic with good motivation is this book”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.