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A Course in the Theory of Groups (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 80) - Softcover

Robinson, Derek J.S.

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9781461264439: A Course in the Theory of Groups (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 80)

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"An excellent up-to-date introduction to the theory of groups. It is general yet comprehensive, covering various branches of group theory. The 15 chapters contain the following main topics: free groups and presentations, free products, decompositions, Abelian groups, finite permutation groups, representations of groups, finite and infinite soluble groups, group extensions, generalizations of nilpotent and soluble groups, finiteness properties." ―-ACTA SCIENTIARUM MATHEMATICARUM

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D.J.S. Robinson

A Course in the Theory of Groups

"This book is an excellent up-to-date introduction to the theory of groups. It is general yet comprehensive, covering various branches of group theory. The fifteen chapters contain the following main topics: free groups and presentations, free products, decompositions, Abelian groups, finite permutation groups, representations of groups, finite and infinite soluble groups, group extensions, generalizations of nilpotent and soluble groups, finiteness properties . . . This book is highly recommended."―ACTA SCIENTIARUM MATHEMATICARUM

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