Section outline
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Definition of a group. Elementary consequences of group axioms.
Basic examples: Cyclic, symmetric and dihedral groups.
Dummit & Foote, Sections 1.1-1.5
Recommended problems: Section 1.1 problems 6, 7, 9, 22, 25
Section 1.2 problems 7, 9, 10
Section 1.3 problems 1, 3, 11, 12