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MATH 371 001 (CRN: 26512)
LIE THEORY
Long Title: LIE THEORY
Department: Mathematics
Instructor: Gao, Zhiyong
Meeting: 2:00PM - 2:50PM MWF (13-JAN-2025 - 25-APR-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: MATH 306 OR MATH 356
Section Max Enrollment: 49
Section Enrolled: 2
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 26-DEC-2024 9:25PM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
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).