COURSE INFO
SCHEDULE
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Math 386
Abstract Algebra 2
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Wednesday, 1/21: |
Compass and Straightedge Constructions
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Friday, 1/23: |
Chapter 1: Algebraic Preliminaries
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Monday, 1/26: |
Irreducibility, Divisibility, the Euclidean Algorithm, and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
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Wednesday, 1/28: |
More on irreducibility
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Friday, 1/30: |
Review of 1-3, Eisenstein and mod p irreducibility
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Monday, 2/2: |
The Euler phi-function Basic Field Extensions
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Wednesday, 2/4: |
Simple and Algebraic Field Extensions
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Friday, 2/6: |
Classification of Extensions, Ruler and Compass Constructions, Quiz 1
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Monday, 2/9: |
Impossibility Proofs, Introduction to the Galois Correspondence
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Wednesday, 2/11: |
The Galois Group, The Maps 'Star' and 'Dagger'
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Friday, 2/13: |
Review of 4-7, A Group Theoretic Interlude
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