Date of Award

2008

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Mathematics

Department

Mathematics

First Advisor

Hasan, Zahid

Second Advisor

Griffing, Gary

Third Advisor

Dyakevich, Nadejda

Abstract

Symmetric presentations of groups allow us to represent, and manipulate, group elements in a manner that is typically more convenient than conventional techniques; in this sense, symmetric presentations are particularly useful in the study of large finite groups.

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