Preface
1. Preliminary results
2. 2-Structure in finite groups
3. Algebras, codes and forms
4. Symplectic 2-loops
5. The discovery, existence, and uniqueness of the sporadics
6. The Mathieu groups, their Steiner systems, and the Golay code
7. The geometry and structure of M24
8. The Conway groups and the Leech lattice
9. Subgroups of .0
10. The Griess algebra and the Monster
11. Subgroups of groups of Monster type
12. Coverings of graphs and simplicial complexes
13. The geometry of amalgams
14. The uniqueness of groups of type M24, He, and L5(2)
15. The groups U4(3)
16. Groups of Conway, Suzuki, and Hall-Janko type
17. Subgroups of prime order in five sporadic groups
Tables
References
Index.
