3P5 Groups and Symmetry (Semester 1, 2000) 
Table of Contents. Timetable: Monday 3pm
Wednesday 2pm
Friday 1pm
All lectures in MLR3.		 .
1: Prerequisites  It is assumed that students have done an introductory course in Algebra equivalent to 2GA2. In particular, you should be familiar with the material on groups in Sections 1.1-1.4, 1.6-1.7 and 2.1-2.3 of J B Fraleigh, A First Course in Abstract Algebra. You should know what is meant by the groups GL(n,R), PGL(2,R), AGL(2,R), AGL(3,R), O(2,R) and the Euclidean group. .
2: Review of Group Theory  For a brief review of these concepts, click here. .
3: Course structure and assessment  There will be 33 lectures, 6 workshops and 2 assignments, due 10am Friday 24 March and 10am Friday 5 May. The workshops are problem-solving sessions which will take place every second week, beginning Week 2. 

The assignments count for 30% of your final grade and the final exam 70%. Late assignments will not be accepted unless accompanied by a doctor's certificate.

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4. Plagiarism The usual faculty rules concerning plagiarism will be enforced.  .
5: References Their is no prescribed text for this course. The FIZ Library contains several books which are useful references for parts of the course, with Dewey Numbers 512.8, 512.86 and 513.5.

 Particularly recommended are:

  1.  P M Neumann, G A Stoy and E C Thompson: Groups and Geometry
  2. C. W. Curtis: Linear Algebra
  3. T. Q. Sibley: The Geometric Viewpoint
  4. P.M. COHN: Algebra, Vol. I
  5. J. B. FRALEIGH: A First Course in Modern Algebra
  6. J.K. GOLDHABER and G. ERLICH: Algebra
  7. H. W. GUGGENHEIMER: Plane geometry and its groups
  8. J. H. FARMER: Groups and Symmetry
  9. C. F.GARDINER: A First Course in Group Theory
  10. J. F. HUMPHREYS: A course in group theory
  11. J. S. ROSE: A Course in Group Theory
  12. P. B. YALE: Geometry and Symmetry
  13. D. GANS: Transformations and Geometry
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