MAT 452: Introduction to Algebra II (Spring 2011)

Stefan Kohl

Course Description

This course is an introduction to groups, rings and fields.

Literature (among many other good books on the topic): David S. Dummit, Richard M. Foote: Abstract Algebra. John Wiley and Sons, 2004.

Software: GAP (Groups, Algorithms and Programming) -- a system for computational discrete algebra.

Timetable

Monday and Wednesday, 15:00 - 16:15 in Room C 101.

Grading

Homework: 20%
Midterm 1: 20%
Midterm 2: 20%
Final: 40%

Examinations

Midterm 1: Monday, 18.04.2011, 15:00-16:00. Questions. Answers.
Midterm 2: Monday, 16.05.2011, 15:00-16:00. Questions. Answers.
Final: Monday, 27.06.2011, 16:00-18:00. Questions. Answers.

Homework

Exercise sheet 1, due April 6, 2011.
Exercise sheet 2, due May 11, 2011.
Exercise sheet 3, due June 6, 2011.