Math 214, Theory of Finite Groups, Fall 2009

• Classes: M,W 2-3:45, JBE, Room 360.
• Instructor: Robert Boltje;
  Office: Baskin Engineering 365 C;
  Tel.: 459-5001;
  Email: boltje at ucsc dot edu;
  Office hours: T 2:30-4, Th 1-2:30.
• Problem sessions: F 10:30-12, JBE 379.
• Preliminaries: Knowledge of the group theory part from Algebra I (Math 200). For your convenience, here the part of my notes from 2008. No knowledge of representation theory is necessary.
• Syllabus
• Textbook: I will use my own notes. They are completely self contained. But you might want to look into other textbooks:
  
  • Aschbacher: Finite Group Theory; Cambridge University Press.
    
  • Gorenstein: Finite Groups; Chelsea.
    
  • Hall: Theory of Groups; Chelsea.
    
  • Isaacs: Finite Group Theory; AMS.
    
  • Robinson: A Course in the Theory of Groups; Springer.
    
  (Isaacs' book is particularly suited to complement the representation theory of finite groups.)
• Homework Problems
• Lecture Notes: Sections 1-15.