GROUPS AND GEOMETRY
- Course Code
- MX 3502
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr J Grbic
Pre-requisites
Overview
Numbers measure size, groups measure symmetry. Many groups occur naturally as symmetry groups of solids, patterns and other geometrical objects. This course will develop the basic ideas of group theory through such examples of groups acting on sets.
Structure
12 week course - 2 one-hour lectures per week and 1 one-hour tutorial per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (80%) and in-course assessment (20%).
Resit: 1 two-hour examination (maximum of 100% resit and 80% resit with 20% in-course assessment).