First Course in Group Theory

Bijan Davvaz is Professor at the Department of Mathematics, Yazd University, Iran. Earlier, he served as the Head of the Department of Mathematics (1998–2002), Chairman of the Faculty of Science (2004–2006), and Vice-President for Research (2006–2008) at Yazd University, Iran. He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics with a thesis on “Topics in Algebraic Hyperstructures” from Tarbiat Modarres University, Iran, and completed his M.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Tehran, Iran. His areas of interest include algebra, algebraic hyperstructures, rough sets and fuzzy logic. On the editorial boards for 25 mathematical journals, Prof. Davvaz has authored 6 books and over 600 research papers, especially on algebra, fuzzy logic, algebraic hyperstructures and their applications.

• Preliminaries Notions.- Symmetries of Shapes.- Binary Operations.- Cyclic Groups.- Inverse Functions and Permutations.- Group of Arithmetical Functions.- Matrix Groups.- Translation and Scaling Matrices.- Cosets of Subgroups and Lagrange’s Theorem.- Normal Subgroups and Factor Groups.- Some Special Subgroups.- Commutators and Derived Subgroups.- Maximal Subgroups.- Group Homomorphisms.- Homomorphisms and Their Properties.- Cayley’s Theorem.- Another View of Linear Groups.

“Advanced school students and well-motivated undergraduates can profitably read it, and it is a very useful general reference for the history of substantial parts of mathematics, placed in the context of contemporary social and political events. … as a readable … and refreshingly detailed account of the whole sweep of ‘infinitesimal methods’ from antiquity to the 1990s, this book is highly recommended.” (Peter Giblin, The Mathematical Gazette, Vol. 107 (570), November, 2023)“Davvaz's book, on the other hand, features many excellent discussions of groups of matrices. Indeed, matrix groups are used not just as examples of groups, but to help clarify and add depth to Davvaz's discussion of other families of groups. … . It is also, in my opinion, the highlight of the book.” (Benjamin Linowitz, MAA Reviews, February 20, 2022)