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An Introduction to the Theory of Groups

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Part of the book series: Graduate Texts in Mathematics (GTM, volume 148)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Groups and Homomorphisms

    • Joseph J. Rotman
    Pages 1-19
  3. The Isomorphism Theorems

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    Pages 20-42
  4. Symmetric Groups and G-Sets

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    Pages 43-72
  5. The Sylow Theorems

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    Pages 73-88
  6. Normal Series

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    Pages 89-124
  7. Finite Direct Products

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    Pages 125-153
  8. Extensions and Cohomology

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    Pages 154-216
  9. Some Simple Linear Groups

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    Pages 217-246
  10. Permutations and the Mathieu Groups

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    Pages 247-306
  11. Abelian Groups

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    Pages 307-342
  12. Free Groups and Free Products

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    Pages 343-417
  13. The Word Problem

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    Pages 418-470
  14. Epilogue

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    Pages 471-474
  15. Back Matter

    Pages 475-517

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA

    Joseph J. Rotman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: An Introduction to the Theory of Groups

  • Authors: Joseph J. Rotman

  • Series Title: Graduate Texts in Mathematics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4176-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-94285-8Published: 04 November 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8686-8Published: 24 January 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4176-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0072-5285

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-5612

  • Edition Number: 4

  • Number of Pages: XV, 517

  • Additional Information: Originally published by Allyn & Bacon, 1965, 1973 and 1984

  • Topics: Group Theory and Generalizations

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