Faculty of Natural Sciences

Mathematics Department

Course Course Title Group theory

Information Course Code MATH-3007 Course Type Core
Programs MSc ,BS Preferred Semester 5th
Instructor Asif Munawar TA / Lab Engineer N/A
Course Group theory is the study of groups. Groups are sets equipped with an operation (like multiplication, addition, or
Description composition) that satisfies certain basic properties. As the building blocks of abstract algebra, groups are so general
and fundamental that they arise in nearly every branch of mathematics and the sciences.
Course The objective of this course is to enable students to;
Objectives No. Course Objectives
1. Introducing the concept: group: subgroup, cyclic group.
2. Introducing the concepts: cosets, Langrange’s thorem.
3. Introducing the concepts: normalizer and centralizer,centre of a group.
4. Introducing the concepts: Normal subgroups,conjugacy relation in groups.
5. Introducing the concepts: isomorphism, automorphism and inner
automorphism, group of permutation. Cayley’s theorems.
At the end of this course students will be able to;
No. Course Outcomes
1. Students will be able to define algebraic structures.
2. Verify group properties in particular examples
3. Recall and use the definitions and properties of dihedral, symmetric groups.
4. Demonstrate accurate and efficient use of advanced algebraic techniques.
Course 5. decide whether a given group is cyclic, and given a finite cyclic group, find a
Learning generator for a subgroup of a given order.
Outcomes 6. Know how to calculate with permutations.
(CLO) 7. Students will be able to state the fundamental theorem of finite abelian
groups.
8. Use the concepts of isomorphism and homomorphism for groups.
9. Analyze and demonstrate examples of Normalizer, centralizer and normal
subgroups.
10. Be able to explain and prove Cayley's and Lagrange's theorem of elementary gro
up theory.
Teaching The theory is dealt with in lectures and office hours.
Methodology Assignments, Quizzes, Presentations, Midterm Exam and Final Term Exam.
Prerequisites Mathematics corresponding to basic courses in discrete algebra and linear algebra.
Course N/A
Software
or Tool
Textbook & Title Edition Authors Publisher Year ISBN
Reference Abstract Algebra -- J. B fraleig
Addison- -- --
wesley
Theory of groups -- A. Ilmi -- --
Majeed kitab
khana
Assessment Assessment Weight Used to attain CLO Assessment Weight Used
Criteria to
(100%) attain
CLO
Assignment 10% Quiz 10%
Lab 0% Project / 10%
Presentation
Page 1 of 3
 Attendance Participation 10%
Mid Term 20% Final 40%

Week Topic Lecture Lecture Contents Bloom’s Status

No. No. Taxonomy Achieved
Level
W1. Groups and L1. Motivation, Group and examples CLO1,
subgroups CLO2

L2.
Subgroup related theorems
W2. Generatos and L3. Introduction to Generators and relation and CLO2,
relation examples CLO5

L4.

Assignment 1
W3. Cyclic group L5. Abelian cyclic group and examples CLO4,CLO5

L6. Quiz 1
W4. Cosets and L7. Left and right coset, index of H in G CLO4
Lagrang’s
theorem L8.
Lagrange’s theorem and Applications
W5. Normalizer and L9. Defination, calcululate normalizer CLO9
Centralizer

L10.
Examples of Centralizer and some proof

W6. Centre of a L11. Find centre of a group by using different groups CLO9
group

L12.
Assignment 2

W7. Conjugacy L13. Conjugacy relation between subgroups of a group CLO9

classes and
congruence
relation in a L14.
group Some proof of conjugacy and exercise problems

W8. Mid Term Exam L15.

Mid Term Examination
Week L16.
W9. Normal L17. Defination of Self conjugate and related theorems CLO8,
subgroups CLO9
L18.
Quiz 2
W10. Isomorphism L19. Important proofs of Isomorphism CLO8
theorems
 L20. Exercise problems using results of isomorphism

W11. Automorphism L21. Related theorems of automorphism of groups CLO8,

group, inner CLO3
automorphism
L22. Find out the auto and inner with different groups.

W12. Commutator L23. Commutators identities and related proofs CLO3,

subgroups of a
group
L24. Quiz 3

W13. Symmetric or L25. order of permutation, related theorems

permutation CLO3, CLO6
group
L26.
Assingment 3

W14. Transpositions, L27. Cyclic permutation and Orbits, even and Odd CLO5,CLO6
Cyclic permutation
permutations
and orbits L28.
Presentations
W15. Cayley’s L29. Embedded subgroups and Cayley’s proof CLO8,
theorem CLO10
L30. Presentations

W16. Final exam  Final exam