Character Theory of Finite Groups SS 2019
Schedule
Lecture: | Tuesdays | 10:00 - 11:30 | Room 48-438 | Lecturer: | Jun.-Prof. Dr. Caroline Lassueur |
Exercises: | Fridays | 11:45 - 13:15 | Room 48-438 | Assistant: | Bernhard Böhmler, M.Sc. |
Public holidays / Exceptional schedule:
- 14th of May: the lecture will be given by Bernhard Böhmler;
- 11th of June: there is no lecture.
Office hours: If you have questions, please feel free to come by our offices whenever you wish.
Exam Dates:
- Combination Character Theory/Quadratic number fields (with W. Hart): 13.09.2019, 24.10.2019
- Combination Character Theory/Plane Algebraic Curves (with M. Schulze): 18.09.2019, 24.10.2019
Exercises
The exercise classes begin in the 2nd week of the lecture period and then take place every second week. See [KIS] for the precise dates.
The 1st exercise sheet will be uploaded after the 1st lecture. From Sheet 2 on, the exercise sheets will be uploaded on the hand-in day of the previous one.
Exercise Sheet 1. Due date: 25.04.2019, 12:00
Exercise Sheet 2. Due date: 09.05.2019, 12:00
Exercise Sheet 3. Due date: 23.05.2019, 12:00
Exercise Sheet 4. Due date: 06.06.2019, 12:00 (Exercise 16 needs the lecture of the 4th of June)
Exercise Sheet 5. Due date: 21.06.2019, 18:00
Exercise Sheet 6. Due date: 04.07.2019, 10:00
Handing in solutions: Please hand in your solution sheets by Thursdays, noon in the dedicated letter-box next to Lecture Theater 208.
Registration: Please register for the exercises in the URM system by Thursday, the 18th of April 2019, noon (Holy Thursday).
The 1st exercise sheet will be uploaded after the 1st lecture. From Sheet 2 on, the exercise sheets will be uploaded on the hand-in day of the previous one.
Exercise Sheet 1. Due date: 25.04.2019, 12:00
Exercise Sheet 2. Due date: 09.05.2019, 12:00
Exercise Sheet 3. Due date: 23.05.2019, 12:00
Exercise Sheet 4. Due date: 06.06.2019, 12:00 (Exercise 16 needs the lecture of the 4th of June)
Exercise Sheet 5. Due date: 21.06.2019, 18:00
Exercise Sheet 6. Due date: 04.07.2019, 10:00
Handing in solutions: Please hand in your solution sheets by Thursdays, noon in the dedicated letter-box next to Lecture Theater 208.
Registration: Please register for the exercises in the URM system by Thursday, the 18th of April 2019, noon (Holy Thursday).
Übungsscheine
You obtain an "Übungsschein" if the following criteria are fulfilled:
Each Exercise is worth 4 points.
Exercises can be handed in in groups of maximum two students.
- you have obtained minimum 50% of the points on the Exercise sheets altogether.
- you have obtained minimum 1 point in 2 Exercises (out of 4) in each of the Exercise Sheets 2 to 6.
(1 point on Sheet 1.) - you have actively taken part to the exercise classes: attendance to the exercise classes + presenting at least one solution on the board.
Each Exercise is worth 4 points.
Exercises can be handed in in groups of maximum two students.
References
Textbooks:
- [JL01] G. James and M. Liebeck, Representations and characters of groups. See [zbMATH].
- [Ser77] J.-P. Serre, Linear representations of finite groups. See [zbMATH].
The original text is:
[Ser98] J.-P. Serre, Représentations linéaires des groupes finis. See [zbMATH]. - [Isa06] M. Isaacs, Character theory of finite groups. See [zbMATH].
- [Web16] P. Webb, A course in finite group representation theory. See [zbMATH].
- [CCNPW85] J.H. Conway, R.T. Curtis, S.P. Norton, R. Parker, R.A. Wilson, Atlas of Finite Groups. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1985.
Oral Exam
In principle one should be able to explain the content of the lecture.
- Definitions, statements of the theorems/propositions/lemmata should be known.
- You should be able to explain short proofs as well as the red lines of the longer proofs.
- The Exercises mentioned in the lecture are important for the understanding of the theory.
- you should also be able to give concrete examples/counter-examples to illustrate the results.
- There will also be questions on concrete examples.
- Also be ready to write down formally the concepts and results you are explaining.