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MATH338: Algebra IIIB
This unit further develops the theory of algebraic structures commenced in MATH337 Algebra IIIA, and involves the study of a selection of topics in Ring Theory and Field Theory. The Ring Theory strand develops the basic theory, including the study of integral domains, ideals, quotient rings, principal ideal domains, unique factorisation domains and Euclidean domains, followed by a study of one or two topics related to ring theory such as ideals in quadratic fields, the first case of Fermat's last theorem, Hopf algebras or the Wedderburn Structure Theorem. The Field Theory strand also develops the basic theory, including the notion of irreducibility, simple, algebraic and transcendental extensions, and the tower law. The ideas of group theory studied in MATH337 are then applied to the study of field extensions via the notion of automorphisms, culminating in the study of the Galois correspondence theorem.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Mathematics Staff |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Mathematics |
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