Surveys of Modern Mathematics Finite Groups: An IntroductionPublished: 9 June 2016 Publisher: International Press of Boston, Inc. 194 pages |
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… Each chapter is carefully constructed and written, and each is followed by several exercises that either exemplify/illuminate the notions and results just explained or go further by stating some nice results not given in the corresponding chapter … This book is highly recommended to students who want to learn the theory of finite groups but also to colleagues who would like to refresh their knowledge of the subject …
Jean-Paul Allouche
Editor, Book Reviews: European Mathematical Society (EMS) Newsletter
… Not all great mathematicians are also great writers. Jean-Pierre Serre excels at both things. Finite Groups is another wonderful book from one of the great expositors of our time …
Fernando Q. Gouvêa
(For MAA Reviews) Professor of Mathematics at Colby College
…Every page of this book shows gems of mathematical thinking. It shows how hard theorems are proven in a seemingly simple way, how motivating problems lead to new information…
Frans Oort
(in Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, Dec. 2017, translated into English)