GROUP THEORY

Course Code

MX 3020

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr W Turner

Pre-requisites

MA 2004 and MA 2506

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).