On Proofs of Sylow's Theorem
type: CreativeWork
description: We give five proofs of Sylow's Theorem. The proofs given will be Sylow's original proof, the Cauchy-Frobenius proof using double cosets, Frobenius' proof (two versions) using the class equation, and Wielandt's proof using subsets. We give a number of different examples to illustrate the various proofs. We put Sylow's work in historical context. We give an application of Sylow's Theorem in the proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. We give a determination of conjugacy classes in the Dihedral group. We conclude with a sketch of Sylow.
abstract: We give five proofs of Sylow's Theorem. The proofs given will be Sylow's original proof, the Cauchy-Frobenius proof using double cosets, Frobenius' proof (two versions) using the class equation, and Wielandt's proof using subsets. We give a number of different examples to illustrate the various proofs. We put Sylow's work in historical context. We give an application of Sylow's Theorem in the proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. We give a determination of conjugacy classes in the Dihedral group. We conclude with a sketch of Sylow.
author: Marshall, Lucille
keywords: Mathematics
date published: 2000-07-01T07:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:15:54Z
provider: Missouri State University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Missouri State University