Group Theory book for Undergraduates

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Hello,
what are some good books to learn group theory for physicists at an undergraduate level?
Is Zee's Group Theory in a Nutshell good?
Thanks in advance
 
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That A. Zee is a well versed and talented writer of textbooks is of no doubt. Maybe his brand new book on group theory is even better that the other 2 he wrote (on QFT and GR). If I were to choose the group theory book for my preparation for QM/QFT/Particle Physics, I'd pick the old book by Wu Ki Tung. "Group Theory in Physics", World Scientific, 1985.
 
dextercioby said:
That A. Zee is a well versed and talented writer of textbooks is of no doubt. Maybe his brand new book on group theory is even better that the other 2 he wrote (on QFT and GR). If I were to choose the group theory book for my preparation for QM/QFT/Particle Physics, I'd pick the old book by Wu Ki Tung. "Group Theory in Physics", World Scientific, 1985.
Thanks for the recommendation!
I have only read a chapter from Zee's book on Relativity and found it to be really good. That's why I am asking about his new book.