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** Solvable
** Solvable
* Examples
* Examples
** Z, R
** Finite
** Dihedral groups
*** Z/pZ
** General linear groups
*** Dihedral groups
** Infinite
*** R, Z, Q, C
*** General linear groups
* Applications
* Applications
** Quintic polynomial
** Quintic polynomial
** Music theory
** Music theory
** Quantum physics
** Quantum physics
* Theorems
** Sylow


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* Generalizations (monoids, etc)
* Definitions
* Definitions
** Free groups
** Free groups
** Lie groups
** Lie groups
* Examples
** ??
* Presentation
* Presentation
* Operations on groups
* Operations on groups
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*** Inner automorphisms
*** Inner automorphisms
** Group actions
** Group actions
* Constructing groups
** Direct product
** Semidirect product
* Relation to other algebraic structures
** Generalizations (monoids, etc)
** Galois groups


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* Definitions
 
** Group
 
** Notation
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** Orders
 
*** Lagrange's theorem
** Subgroups
*** Cosets
*** Normal subgroup
** Quotient groups
** Abelian
** Cyclic
** Solvable
* Theorems
** Langrange
** Cayley
** Sylow
** Burnside


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* Group actions
** P-groups with non-trivial centers
* Presentation


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* [[Examples of groups]]
 
** Finite
*** Z/pZ
*** Dihedral
*** Symmetric
*** Alternating
*** Quarternions
** Infinite
*** R,Z,C,Q
*** General linear


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Revision as of 11:04, 4 May 2007

Topics to discuss on Group theory
Basic topics (assume no prior knowledge)

(These should be written simply, undergrad/lay audience)

Advanced topics (important, but not for the layman)

(These can assume more rigorous background)

  • Definition
    • Normal
    • Abelian
    • Cyclic
    • Solvable
  • Examples
    • Finite
      • Z/pZ
      • Dihedral groups
    • Infinite
      • R, Z, Q, C
      • General linear groups
  • Applications
    • Quintic polynomial
    • Music theory
    • Quantum physics
  • Theorems
    • Sylow
  • Definitions
    • Free groups
    • Lie groups
  • Presentation
  • Operations on groups
    • Homo/Isomorphisms
    • Automorphisms
      • Aut() group
      • Inner automorphisms
    • Group actions
  • Constructing groups
    • Direct product
    • Semidirect product
  • Relation to other algebraic structures
    • Generalizations (monoids, etc)
    • Galois groups
Topics to disucss on Group (mathematics)
Basic topics Advanced topics
  • Definitions
    • Group
    • Notation
    • Orders
      • Lagrange's theorem
    • Subgroups
      • Cosets
      • Normal subgroup
    • Quotient groups
    • Abelian
    • Cyclic
    • Solvable
  • Theorems
    • Langrange
    • Cayley
    • Sylow
    • Burnside
  • Group actions
    • P-groups with non-trivial centers
  • Presentation
Topics to discuss elsewhere
Basic topics Advanced topics
  • Examples of groups
    • Finite
      • Z/pZ
      • Dihedral
      • Symmetric
      • Alternating
      • Quarternions
    • Infinite
      • R,Z,C,Q
      • General linear