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Section Daily Prep 9

You will practice more with quotient groups and learn the definition of a homomorphism of groups.

Subsection Resources for Learning

Use these resources to prepare for class and answer the questions below.
Figure 96. Reference Video for Homomorphisms

Subsection Important Terms

Definition 97. Group Homomorphism.

A homomorphism from a group \(G\) to a group \(\overline{G}\) is a map \(\phi: G \to \overline{G}\) that preserves the group operation: for all \(a,b\in G\) we have
\begin{equation*} \phi(ab)=\phi(a)\phi(b)\text{.} \end{equation*}

Definition 98. Kernel of a Homomorphism.

The kernel of a homomorphism \(\phi: G \to \overline{G}\) is the set of elements of \(G\) that map to the identity element of \(\overline{G}\text{:}\)
\begin{equation*} \ker(\phi) = \{x\in G : \phi(x) = e_{\overline{G}}\}\text{.} \end{equation*}