Definitions and Theorems
Quiz Date Definitions/Ideas Theorems
January 20
  • group
  • order of a group
  • abelian group
  • binary operation on a set
  • associative operation
  • closure
  • group identity
  • inverse of a group element
  • To be completed.
  • January 27
  • Be able to apply the definitions from January 20.
  • a=b mod n
  • Understand modular arithmetic (for +,-,x)
  • Applications of mod. arith. (dates/time/UPC)
  • Example 19 on page 48.
  • February 3
  • group (This quiz will consist of a proof that a certain set/operation is a group.)
  • general linear groups (Like GL(2,R))
  • To be completed.
  • February 10
  • order of a group
  • order of a group element
  • permutation of a set A
  • symmetric group of degree n
  • even/odd permutations
  • Theorem 5.4
  • Theorem 5.5
  • Theorem 5.6
  • February 17
  • subgroup
  • Theorem 3.3 (Finite Subgroup Test)
  • Theorem 3.1 (One-Step Subgroup Test)
  • March 3
  • cyclic subgroup generated by a
  • generator of group G
  • center of a group
  • cyclic group
  • Theorem 3.4
  • Theorem 3.5
  • Theorem 4.3
  • March 17
  • cyclic subgroup generated by a
  • generator of group G
  • center of a group
  • cyclic group
  • Theorem 3.4
  • Theorem 3.5
  • Theorem 4.3
  • Theorem 4.1 and Corollaries
  • Theorem 4.2
  • March 24
  • function
  • one-to-one function
  • onto function
  • operation preserving
  • isomorphism
  • To be completed.
  • March 31
  • Same definitions as last week.
  • Theorem 6.2
  • Theorem 6.3
  • April 7
  • coset of H in G
  • index of H in G
  • Lemma on pg 135
  • Lagrange's Thm
  • Corollaries on pg 138
  • April 21
  • External direct product
  • Thm 8.1
  • Thm 8.2 and Corollaries
  • Thm 11.1
  • In particular, be able to find all abelian groups of order n.
  • WEDNESDAY, April 26
  • normal subgroup
  • Thm 9.1
  • Thm 9.5