The book by James and Liebeck

[Vavilov Nikolai]

Carissimi,

 

after the exercise session today, I was ALMOST tempted to write a handout for you, summarising

the basic properties of characters/character tables, and the most important elementary

recipes to construct them.

However, looking at the Section 24 of the book by Gordon James and Martin Liebeck,

I discovered that THIS is essentially ALL you need to start, maybe with some short comments.

Maybe some of the most sophisticated examples we encounter require 1--2 additional ideas,

but mostly it's all already there.

If you wish, tomorrow I could ask to print copies for everyone, which you could then use at

the exam (I think, if I give you more difficult problems than previous years, and it cannot be

otherwise; whereas you have 4 weeks instead of 5 and no midterm, I should make your life

easier in some other respects).

Enjoy!!!

 

N.V.