Course Description
Course description: This course is a continuation of Math 30810 and will cover modules over rings, fields and Galois theory. The textbook for the course is Artin, Algebra, 2nd edition (ISBN 9780132413770). We will covers (parts of) chapters 14, 15 and 16.
Homework: There will be weekly problem sets. You are free and encouraged to collaborate with other students in the class in solving the problems, but you must write up all your solutions on your own.
Exams: There will be two hour long exams and a final exam.
Final grade:The final grade will be computed as a weighted average: 40% homework, 15% for each hour exam, 30% final exam.
Announcements
I asked the math library to place on reserve a copy of Dummit and Foote, Abstract Algebra. It is an excellent resource with a style different from Artin's.
