Character Tables

Readings and Activities

Here are the slides used in class.

Watch the lecture video demonstrating the Generation of Characters for the C2v Character Table. To begin learning about character tables, read our lecture notes, and study these conventions for symmetry notations.

Then, test your understanding using flashcards as a study aid.


Resources: (i) a set of clickable character tables, and (ii) supplemental exercises.

Further resources: (i), an article on Representations with Imaginary Characters, (ii) Sid Kettle's article on Complex Characters made Simple, and (iii) lecture notes in presentation format.