Terry Gannon
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Science - Mathematics & Statistical Sciences
- tjgannon@ualberta.ca
- Address
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579 Central Academic Building
11324 - 89 Ave NWEdmonton ABT6G 2G1
Overview
Research
Area
Mathematics Associated with Conformal Theory
Courses
MA PH 364 - Group Theory in Physics
Symmetries in physics; basic concepts of group theory and representation theory; finite groups; continuous groups; orthogonal and unitary groups; Lie groups; spinor representations; Lorentz and Poincare groups. Prerequisite: MATH 225 or MATH 227. Note: Credit can be obtained in at most one of MA PH 364 and MA PH 464.
MATH 127 - Honors Linear Algebra I
Linear equations; Euclidean spaces, matrices. Complex numbers and fields. Vector spaces : basis, dimension, linear transformations. Introductions to groups and rings; permutation groups. Determinants. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. Prerequisite: Mathematics 30-1. Note: Credit can be obtained in at most one of Math 102, 125 or 127.
MATH 227 - Honors Linear Algebra II
Quotients and direct sums. Cayley-Hamilton. Canonical Forms (diagonal and Jordan). Real and Complex inner product spaces : orthogonality, singular value decomposition. Introduction to abstract algebra : groups, rings, and modules. Homomorphisms. Prerequisite: MATH 127. 127; Students with MATH 102 or 125 require MATH 226 as a co-requisite and consent of the Department. Note: Credit can be obtained in at most one of MATH 225 or 227.