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Lie Groups : a problem-oriented introduction via matrix groups / Harriet Pollatsek

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: :Donated from NBHMSeries: MAA textbooksPublication details: Washington, : Mathematical Association of America, ©2009.Description: xii, 177p. 24cmISBN:
  • 9789393330185
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 512.482 POL
Contents:
1. Symmetries of vector spaces -- 2. Complex numbers, quaternions and geometry -- 3. Linearization -- 4. One-parameter subgroups and the exponential map -- 5. Lie algebras -- 6. Matrix groups over other fields.
Summary: This textbook is a complete introduction to Lie groups for undergraduate students. The only prerequisites are multi-variable calculus and linear algebra. It works on the principle that students learn best when they are actively engaged. To this end nearly 200 problems are contained in the text.
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1. Symmetries of vector spaces --
2. Complex numbers, quaternions and geometry --
3. Linearization --
4. One-parameter subgroups and the exponential map --
5. Lie algebras --
6. Matrix groups over other fields.

This textbook is a complete introduction to Lie groups for undergraduate students. The only prerequisites are multi-variable calculus and linear algebra. It works on the principle that students learn best when they are actively engaged. To this end nearly 200 problems are contained in the text.

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