Date of Award

2013

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Mathematics

Department

Mathematics

First Advisor

Hasan, Zahid

Second Advisor

Sarli, John

Third Advisor

Dyakevich, Nadejda, and Williams, Peter

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to construct groups as finite homomorphic images of infinite semi-direct products. In particular, we will construct certain classical groups and subgroups of sporadic groups, as well groups with applications to the field of music theory.

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