Teaching 2014-15

• Combinatorics (first semester).
  Direct link to the course web pages in QMplus.
• On sabbatical in second semester.
• Projects offered: I will update these when I have time. Due to sabbatical, projects may not be offered this year.
  1. Elliptic curve cryptography;
  2. Suzuki groups.
  Other suggestions are welcome.

Teaching 2013-14

• Linear algebra I (first semester).
  Direct link to the course web pages in QMplus (may not be active yet).
• Mathematical problem solving (second semester).
  Direct link to the course web pages in QMplus (may not be active yet).
• Projects offered: I will update these when I have time. Current ideas include
  1. Elliptic curve cryptography;
  2. Suzuki groups.
  Other suggestions are welcome.

Teaching 2012-13

• Linear algebra I (first semester).
  Direct link to the course web pages
• Mathematical problem solving (second semester).
• Projects offered: I will update these when I have time. Current ideas include
  1. Elliptic curve cryptography;
  2. Suzuki groups.
  Other suggestions are welcome.

Teaching 2011-12

• Combinatorics (first semester).
  Direct link to the course web pages
• MTH714U/MTHM024 Group theory: last three weeks. Here are notes for the last chapter.
• I am on sabbatical from 1st January 2012 to 30th April 2012. In particular, I am not offering any projects this year.

Teaching 2010-11

• Combinatorics (first semester).
  Direct link to the course web pages
• Algebraic structures I (second semester).
  Direct link to the course web pages
• I am not offering any projects this year.

Teaching 2009-10

• Finite simple groups (LTCC course: October 5/12/19/26 + November 2, all at 13:00, DMH).
  Some course materials are now available here. The course will be based on some small part of my book The finite simple groups (Springer GTM 251, 2009).
• MTH714U Group theory, a.k.a. MTHM024 Group theory (first semester).
  Direct link to the course web pages
• Algebraic structures I (second semester).
  Direct link to the course web pages
• Possible MSci or MSc projects.

Teaching 2008-9

• Finite simple groups (LTCC course: 6th October - 10th November).
  Some course materials are now available here. The course will be based on some small part of my book The finite simple groups (in preparation).
• MTH714U/MTHM024 Group theory (first semester).
  Direct link to the course web pages
• MTH4108 Probability I: weeks 3-5 only. Temporary web-page for Exercise sheets and solutions handed out in these weeks.
• Possible MSci or MSc projects: not available this year (sorry).

Teaching 2007-8

• MAS335 Cryptography.
  Second semester. Direct link to the course web pages
• Finite simple groups (LTCC course: 8th October - 5th November).
  Some course materials are now available here. The course will be based on some small part of my book The finite simple groups (in preparation).
• MAS428-MTHM024 Group theory.

Lecture notes

• Finite simple groups . Expanded notes of an MSci course given in Birmingham in 2003-4 by Chris Parker and myself.
• On the O'Nan--Scott Theorem (QMUL, November 2005)
  Some notes on the proof of this theorem are available in dvi format or in ps format or in pdf format.
• Introductory mathematics for civil engineers. A course I taught in Birmingham in 2001.
• Introductory mathematics for computer scientists. A course I taught in Birmingham in 1997.