Information on the course M1P2

Lecturer: Prof M W Liebeck

Problem sheets

The course will have a problem sheet handed out at one of the lectures each week. The sheet will also appear on the web page.

Solution sheets

Solutions to the problem sheets will be posted on the web page about 2 weeks after the sheets are handed out:

Office hour: Tuesday 12.00, Room 665

Recommended books

For group theory, there are many good introductory books. Here are a few suggestions:

J.B. Fraleigh, A First Course in Abstract Algebra, Addison Wesley

R.. Allenby, Rings, Fields and Groups, Arnold

I.N. Herstein, Topics in Algebra

For linear algebra, here are a few good ones:

J. Fraleigh and R. Beauregard, Linear Algebra, Addison Wesley

S. Lipschutz and M. Lipson, Linear Algebra, Schaum Outline Series, McGraw Hill

Assessed Coursework

There will be two tests and one hand-in. I will let you know the dates well in advance.