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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2012
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MATH 371 001 (CRN: 17733)
LIE THEORY
Long Title: LIE THEORY
Department: Mathematics
Instructor: Tanimoto, Sho
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM TR (20-AUG-2012 - 30-NOV-2012)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Prerequisites: (MATH 211 AND MATH 212) OR MATH 221
Section Max Enrollment: 50
Section Enrolled: 3
Enrollment data as of: 9-JUN-2026 12:52AM
Description: Study of classical groups as symmentries of Euclidean spaces. Geometry of complex numbers and quaternions, rotations and reflections of Rn, the orthogonal, unitary and sympletic groups. Tangent spaces to matrix groups, Lie algebras and the exponential map. If time permits: the structure of Lie algebras and the matrix logarithm. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MATH 354 or MATH 355 (may be taken the same semester).