Preface 0 Some conventions and some basic facts 1 Introduction to finite group theory 2 Examples of groups and homomorphisms 3 "Normal subgroups, homomorphisms and quotients" 4 Group actions on sets 5 Finite p-groups and Sylow's theorem 6 Groups of even orders 7 Series 8 Direct products and the structure of finitely generated abelian groups 9 Group actions on groups 10 Transfer and splitting theorems 11 Finite nilpotent and soluble groups References Index of notation Index of subjects