MATH 5530: Theory of Groups

Instructor: Eric Moorhouse (RH216; office hours MW10am, R2:10pm)

Class meets: MWF 9–9:50am, RH 247

Textbook: Although no textbook is required, some course handouts will be provided. Some suggested references include
Derek J.S. Robinson, A Course in the Theory of Groups, 2nd ed., Springer-Verlag, 1996.

Handouts, Homework etc.

•  A printable version of the course announcement 
•  Syllabus/Policies
•  Review of basic group theory from Math 5550, with remarks on group actions
•  Abstract Algebra I (course notes for Math 5550)
•  Free Groups,   handout January 14, 2009
•  HW1   Due Wed Jan 21, 2009.   Solutions
•  Postscript Examples including quaternary trees. (The Cayley graph of a free group on two generators is such a tree of degree 4.)
•  HW2   Due Mon Feb 16, 2009.   Solutions
•  Handout on groups G(l,m,n) preserving triangular tesselations of the hyperbolic plane
•  HW3   Due Fri Mar 13, 2009.   Solutions
•  Notes on Representation Theory of Finite Groups
•  Final homework assignment HW4   Due Mon May 4, 2009.   Solutions

/ revised March, 2009