2009 Fall MATH 200-01
Bulletin Course Description Groups: symmetry, normal subgroups, quotient groups, group actions. Rings: homomorphisms, ideals, principal ideal domains, the Euclidean algorithm, unique factorization. Not open to students who have had Mathematics 121. Instructor: Staff
(Instructor named in bulletin description above may not be current. For current instructor, see listing below.)
Title ALGEBRAIC STRUCTURES I Department MATH Course Number 2009 Fall 200 Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Pardon,William L Prerequisites Prerequisite: Mathematics 104 or equivalent.
Synopsis of course content
Groups; rings, with application to canonical form
of matrices; fields, with application to solution of
polynomial equations.
Textbooks
To be determined
Assignments
weekly problem sets
Exams
midterm and final
Grade to be based on
homework and exams
Additional Information
This is an introduction to abstract algebra for students
who are comfortable with proofs. It is appropriate for
students thinking about going to graduate school in
mathematics or a closely related field. This course is
significantly more demanding, faster paced, and more
abstract than Math 121.
