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\centerline{\bf Math 508A--Complex Semisimple Lie Algebras}
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\centerline{\bf Fall 2020}
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\centerline{\bf MWF 9:30}
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\centerline{\bf  http://zoom.us/j/9138184583; meeting passcodes TBA}
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\noindent{\bf Instructor:} Monty (or William) McGovern, PDL C-450, 
mcgovern@math.washington.edu
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\noindent{\bf Office Hours:} T 9:30; meeting id above, passcodes TBA.
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\noindent{\bf Website:}
http://www.math.washington.edu/\~{}mcgovern/508.html and\hfil\break http://www.math.washington.edu/\~{}mcgovern/508au20 (lecture notes)
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\noindent{\bf Text:} {\it Introduction to Lie Algebras and
Representation Theory} by
James Humphreys (Springer, 1972).  
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\noindent{\bf Prerequisite:} Math 506 or
instructor permission.
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\noindent{\bf What to Expect:} This is the first quarter of the Algebraic Structures sequence.  I will classify complex semisimple Lie
algebras, also proving structural results about general Lie algebras
along the way. Although one usually first encounters Lie algebras in a
manifolds course, this treatment (following the text) will
be entirely algebraic.  Homework will be collected every other week on Friday.
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