Title: “Introduction to Groups”

Speaker: Johann Thiel (NYCCT)

Date/Room: Thursday Oct. 26, 2017, 12:45-2:00pm, Namm N719

Abstract:

A group is an important mathematical structure in abstract algebra. In this talk we will introduce some of the definitions needed to understand basic group theory (with lots of examples) and talk about some important applications.

Below is an image of the symmetries of an equilateral triangle. What is the group structure here?