Polynomials and the Mod 2 Steenrod Algebra, Volume 1: The Peterson Hit Problem

Preface
1. Steenrod squares and the hit problem
2. Conjugate Steenrod squares
3. The Steenrod algebra A2
4. Products and conjugation in A2
5. Combinatorial structures
6. The cohit module Q(n)
7. Bounds for dim Qd(n)
8. Special blocks and a basis for Q(3)
9. The dual of the hit problem
10. K(3) and Q(3) as F2GL(3)-modules
11. The dual of the Steenrod algebra
12. Further structure of A2
13. Stripping and nilpotence in A2
14. The 2-dominance theorem
15. Invariants and the hit problem
Bibliography
Index of Notation for Volume 1
Index for Volume 1
Index of Notation for Volume 2
Index for Volume 2.