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This programme is concerned with the most fundamental group of all - the permutation group. Initially a set of 5 symbols are permuted, and, the general principle that permutations are compounded of... cycles is demonstrated. A relationship between permutations and group cards is developed using a computer display.
This programme is concerned with the most fundamental group of all - the permutation group. Initially a set of 5 symbols are permuted, and, the general principle that permutations are compounded of... cycles is demonstrated. A relationship between permutations and group cards is developed using a computer display.
| Module code and title: | M202, Topics in pure mathematics |
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| Item code: | M202; 12 |
| First transmission date: | 09-04-1973 |
| Published: | 1973 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:29 |
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| Producer: | Ted Smith |
| Contributors: | John Mason; Ray Zahar |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Group theory; Lemmas; Permutation group; Sets; Transposition |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/70791 |
| Production number: | 00525_4036 |
| Videofinder number: | 4018 |
| Available to public: | no |
