Combinatorial Group Theory

Fall 2007

Notes:

Problems from Johnson

Section 1.1
  • Do: 5
  • Note: 1,2
 Section 1.2
  • Do: 1,7,11,13,16
  • Note: 4,5,8,15
 Section 1.3
  • Do: 2,4,5
  • Do #3 if it seems useful
 Section 1.4
  • Do: 2,8,10
  • Note: 3
  • "Practice": 4,6,7,9
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Section 2.1
  • Do: 2,3,5,9
  • Note: 4,6,10,11
 Section 2.2
  • Do: 1,3,4,5,6
  • Note: 2

Problems from Magnus, Karass and Solitar

Section 1.1:

  • Note contents of 8,14
  • Work: 6, 12(a), 12(b)

Section 1.2:

  • Note contents of 4,10
  • Understand: 15,20, Thm 1.1, Cor. 1.1.2
  • Work: 3,5,11,15,17

Section 1.3

  • Note: 3,6,13
  • Work: 1,9,12,17

Section 1.4

  • Work: 3,8,17,25,31

Section 1.5

  • Note: 1
  • Work: 2,4,8,11,16

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Section 2.1
  • #1,5,6,8
  • Note #2.
 Section 2.2
  • #:1,2,4,8,11,12,14,15,18,23,28,30,37
  • Note: 3,5,6,7,9,10,13,17,20,21,33,34,36
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