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Postgraduate Course: AGQ Representation Theory (MATH11258)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits15 ECTS Credits7.5
SummaryThis course covers several fundamental topics in Representation Theory, providing a solid and broad foundation to the subject and its interactions with algebra and analysis. The course discusses representations of finite groups; symmetric groups (in detail), general linear groups, and finally the group SL(2) and its Lie algebra.
Course description Unless otherwise noted, the details of the content of this course can be found on the Scottish Mathematical Sciences Training Centre web site www.smstc.ac.uk, and/or the CDT webpage http://www.agq-cdt.org
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 150 ( Lecture Hours 20, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 117 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Coursework : 100%«br /»
Examination : 0%
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Thoroughly understand basic structures in representation theory of finite groups and general linear groups.
  2. Solve problems involving characters, symmetries, complete reducibility.
Reading List
Introduction to Representation Theory, by Pavel Etingof
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsAGQ,RThe
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