Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2021

     

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MATH 371 901 (CRN: 24019)

LIE THEORY

Long Title: LIE THEORY
Department: Mathematics
Instructor: Tamburelli, Andrea
Meeting: 2:45PM - 3:40PM MWF (25-JAN-2021 - 30-APR-2021) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Method of Instruction: Online
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: 7
Enrollment data as of: 27-APR-2024 12:47PM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Final Exam Time:
7-MAY-2021  
2:00PM - 5:00PM F
 
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).
 
Course URL: http://math.rice.edu