Professor Alexandru I. Suciu
MTH U576 · Rings and Fields
Spring 2007

* Course Information

Course MTH U576 · Rings and Fields (Sec. 1, Seq. B, Key# 00843)
Instructor Alex Suciu
Course Web Site    www.math.neu.edu/~suciu/U576/rings.sp07.html
Time and Place Mon. & Wed., 2:50-4:30pm, in 11 Snell
Office 441 Lake Hall
Phone (617) 373-4456
Email a.suciu@neu.edu
Office Hours Mon. & Wed., 5:00 - 6:00 PM, or by appointment
Textbook Abstract Algebra: An Introduction, by Thomas W. Hungerford, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2nd Edition, 1996
Prerequisites MTH U371 (Linear Algebra) and MTH U575 (Group Theory), or permission of the instructor
Grade Based on quizzes, class participation, and a final exam.

* Course Description

Introduces commutative rings, ideals, integral domains, fields and the theory of extension fields. Topics include Gaussian integers, polynomial rings, factorization of polynomials, Galois groups, and the fundamental theorem of Galois theory. Applications include the impossibility of angle-trisection and the general insolvability of polynomial equations of degree 5 and higher.



* Class Materials

Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3
Quiz 4 Quiz 5 Quiz 6
Final Exam


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Home Started:  November 16, 2006
Last modified:  April 25, 2007