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Factor groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

I. D. MacDonald*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The University, Stirling, Scotland

Extract

Most elementary texts on group theory define factor groups. Most beginners find factor groups difficult. The present exposition is based on the notion that it may be helpful to have a look at factor groups in a context slightly wider than that of “factoring out normal subgroups”.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1978

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