Group Theory
Mathematics · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Only, Every Year
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MATH-3202 prerequisites
4 courses appear in this chain, up to 3 levels deep. 1 is needed whichever route you take: MATH-1401
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Description
This course studies symmetry groups of regular polygons and Platonic solids, permutations and permutation groups; abstract groups, cosets, homomorphisms, subgroups, normal subgroups and quotient groups; isomorphism theorems, Sylow theorems, classification of finitely generated Abelian groups; group actions and counting with Burnside's lemma.
Requisite courses
MATH-1401 and MATH-2203 or the former MATH-2221 or the former MATH-2201 [prerequisite(s)].
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and MATH-3201 | MATH-4201.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.