GroupsAQA A-Level Further Maths: Mind map
What this mind map covers
- Axioms
- Language
- Cayley tables
- Cyclic and abelian
- Examples
- Symmetry groups
Exam questions on Groups
- The set under multiplication modulo 12.Determine whether is cyclic, justifying your answer.2 marks
- The set of symmetries of an equilateral triangle forms a group under composition: the identity, rotations through and about the centre, and reflections in the three lines of symmetry.Explain why is not abelian.2 marks
- The set under addition modulo 6, written .Given that is closed under , show that satisfies the other three group axioms.3 marks
Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).