ALGEBRA

Syllabus Math 661

• Office Hours:
  • Ungar Building, Office 401: Tuesday 2-3pm or Thursday 2-3pm
  • Or by appointment.

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• Texts:
  • "Algebra", Serge Lang, Springer-Verlag, revised 3rd Edition

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• Contents of 1st Semester:

  • Lang's first 4 chapters: Groups, Rings, Modules, Polynomials

• Contents of 2nd Semester:

  • Lang's chapters: Polynomials, Algebraic Extensions, Galois Theory, Transcendental Extension, some algebraic geometry.

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• Grading:
  • Homework 20%, Midterm 30% and Final 50%.

  • Homework :

    
    

  • Midterm: March 23