ABSTRACT
W hy are people drawn to symmetry? Are objects with symmetry inherently more beautiful? Or do we love symmetry because it makes things more orderly and thus more understandable? Whatever the reason, symmetry compels, especially for those with an artistic, scientific, or mathematical bent. Many of the design challenges in this book originated in a quest for greater symmetry, and that is especially true here in our treatment of the geometric cross-section designs.
