MA3201 Rings and modules
News
14.08: First lecture Monday 19.8, at 15:15 in F3
General information
Lecturer: Sverre O. Smalø, email: sverresm at math ntnu no, SBII, room 850, tlf. 735 91750
Office hours: Tuesdays 11:00-12:00, SBII, room 850
Teaching hours:
| Lectures: | Monday 15:15-17:00, F3 |
| Friday 10:15-12:00, F4 |
Some of the Friday-lectures will be used for exercise sessions
Textbook and syllabus
Textbook
| Authors: | P. B. Bhattacharya, S. K. Jain and S. R. Nagpaul |
| Title: | Basic Abstract Algebra |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Edition: | Second Edition |
| ISBN: | 0-521-46629-6 |
Preliminary syllabus:
| Chapter 9 | All sections |
| Chapter 10 | All sections |
| Chapter 14 | 14.1-14.5 |
| Chapter 19 | 19.1-19.3 |
| Chapter 20 | All sections |
| Chapter 21 | All sections |
Plan/log
| Date | Themes | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 19.08 | Introduction, definitions, various examples | Chap 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 |
| 24.08 | Polynomial rings and formal power series, subrings, characteristic of a ring, algebras | Chap 9.4, 9.5 |
Exam
Final exam: 18.12.2013, written, 4 hours, 15:00-19:00