MATH 3070U – Algebraic Structures

This introductory course in algebraic structures is designed for students in the mathematical sciences as well as physics and chemistry. Students study groups, symmetric groups, subgroups, equivalence relations; normal subgroups, factor groups, mappings and inverse mappings; the Fundamental Homomorphism Theorem; rings, sub rings, ideals, quotient rings, polynomial rings, the Euclidean algorithm, the Fundamental Ring Homomorphism Theorem, finite fields, applications of groups, rings, and fields.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 1850U or MATH 2050U), (MATH 2080U or CSCI 1010U or CSCI 2110U or ELEE 2110U or ENGR 2110U)