Table of Contents

Some theory of linear algebraic groups The finite groups of Lie type Local subgroups of groups of Lie type. I Local subgroups of groups of Lie type. II The alternating groups and the twenty-six sporadic groups Coverings and embeddings of quasisimple $mathcal {K}$-groups General properties of $mathcal {K}$-groups Background references Expository references Errata for numbers 1 and 2 Glossary Index.