Spring 2008
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MATH 417
Intro to Abstract Algebra

Credit:  3 or 4 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
Quant Reasoning II course.

Fundamental theorem of arithmetic, congruences. Permutations. Groups and subgroups, homomorphisms. Group actions with applications. Polynomials. Rings, subrings, and ideals. Integral domains and fields. Roots of polynomials. Maximal ideals, construction of fields. 4 hours of credit requires approval of the instructor and department with completion of additional work of substance. Prerequisite: Either MATH 416 or one of MATH 410, MATH 415 together with one of MATH 347, MATH 348, CS 273; or consent of instructor.


Section Information
CRNTypeSectionTimeDays Location  Instructor
37997  lecture- discussion  C13 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MWF  room 145
Altgeld Hall 
Kapovitch, I 
Quant Reasoning II course.

3 hours
Open to both undergraduate and graduate students.

37999  lecture- discussion  C14 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MWF  room 145
Altgeld Hall 
Kapovitch, I 
Quant Reasoning II course.

4 hours
Instructor Approval Required
Instructor approval forms available in 313 Altgeld Hall.