Thursday, May 1, 2014

Day 31 (4/30/14)

8:00-12:00, 5:00-7:00

Because of a major competition during the middle of the day, I had to split my times of internship. Hence, today was another review day. I specifically reread the sections on simple, semisimple, and nilpotent algebras, and I also redid many of the exercises from those chapters. I also referenced another text that dealt with Lie algebras and representation theory, which provided another perspective on the implications of nilpotency and solvency. Now that I was able to review the basics and fundamentals of those concepts, I feel more equipped to handle the more complicated arguments involving root systems!