MATH222-10S2 (C)
Groups and Symmetry
This is a second semester course worth 11 points.
Course Information
How can we classify or measure the symmetry of objects in the world around us? In this course you will see how various mathematical objects (like matrices or permutations) can be used to represent symmetries. This leads to the idea of a group, a new type of mathematical object which can be used to measure symmetry in crystals, but which has applications in other areas, such as number theory and solving equations.
Recommended reading
J.A. Gallian, Contemporary Abstract Algebra (4th or later edition), Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Enquiries
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