Summary Abstract Abstract This thesis looks at algebras with positive primitively defined binary relations that are almost re- flexive, anti-symmetric, and transitive and provides new machinery for determining when these algebras are not strongly dualizable. Persons Persons Author (aut): Kelly, Brett Thesis advisor (ths): Reid, Matthew Degree committee member (dgc): Casperson, David Degree committee member (dgc): Dobrowolski, Edward Degree committee member (dgc): Hyndman, Jennifer Degree Name Degree Name Master of Science (MSc) Department Department Mathematics DOI DOI https://doi.org/10.24124/2018/58864 Collection(s) Collection(s) Dissertations and Theses Origin Information Origin Information Date Created/Date Issued 2018 Publisher University of Northern British Columbia Issuance monographic Organizations Degree granting institution (dgg): University of Northern British Columbia Degree Level Masters Subjects and Classifications Subject Topic Subject Topic Duality theory (Mathematics) Keywords Keywords algebra binary anti-symmetric dualized Resource Description Extent Extent 1 online resource (56 pages) Physical Form Physical Form electronic Physical Description Note Physical Description Note PUBLISHED Content type Content type Digital Document Resource Type Resource Type Text Genre Genre thesis Language Language English Access and Rights Use and Reproduction Use and Reproduction author Rights Statement Rights Statement IN COPYRIGHT