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In this unit introduces permutation groups. It covers the symmetric and alternating groups, and conjugacy in symmetric groups. Cayley's Theorem, which asserts that every finite group is isomorphic to a permutation group, is discussed, illustrated and proved.One subsection is intended to be studied in conjunction with an audio, available in the Group Theory A Block Pack (order code M208/MMPGTA). The video programme, Cayley's Theorem, associated with this unit is available on DVD00094 (order code
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- Author
- The Open University
- Publisher
- Open University Worldwide
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780749202170
- Category
- mathematics
- Subjects
- Mathematics, Stem
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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