Spring 2009

Groups, Rings and Fields

Listed in: Mathematics and Statistics, as MATH-26

Faculty

John D. Condon (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: Mathematics21 or 22 or consent of the instructor. Spring semester. Visiting Professor Condon.