MAT3191

Group theory

(SCI)

Not offered in 2000

Coordinator: Dr Tom Hall

4 points + Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour support class per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: MAT2020 + Prohibitions: MAP2021

Synopsis: Groups in geometry, linear algebra, and number theory; cyclic and abelian groups; permutation groups; subgroups, cosets and normal subgroups; homomorphisms, isomorphisms and the fundamental homomorphism theorem.

Assessment: Examination (2 hours): 80% + Assignments: 20%