Fall 2015

Groups, Rings and Fields

Listed in: Mathematics and Statistics, as MATH-350

Formerly listed as: MATH-26

Faculty

Yusra F. Naqvi (Section 01)

Description

A brief consideration of properties of sets, mappings, and the system of integers, followed by an introduction to the theory of groups and rings including the principal theorems on homomorphisms and the related quotient structures; integral domains, fields, polynomial rings. Four class hours per week. 

Requisite: MATH 271 or 272 or consent of the instructor. Students with a grade of B+ or lower in linear algebra are encouraged to take another 200-level course with proofs before taking MATH 350. Limited to 25 students fall semester. Professor TBA. No limit for spring semester. Professor TBA.

MATH 350 - LEC

Section 01
M 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM MERR 4
W 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM MERR 4
F 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM MERR 4

MATH 350 - DIS

Section 01
Tu 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM SMUD 207

This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.

ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
Abstract Algebra: A First Course (2nd edition) Waveland Press Dan Saracino Amherst Books TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

Other years: Offered in Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024