Faculty Name

Frank Shaw

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

MATH

Course Subject

MATH

Course Number

3890

Course Section

01

Course Title

Algebra I

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2016

Credits

4.00

Area of Study

MATH

Course Description

Goals: An introduction to algebraic structures. Content: An introduction to algebraic structures with an emphasis on the group axioms. Topics include normal subgroups, factor groups, and homomorphisms. Examples will be drawn from number theory, the complex numbers, geometric constructions, and the symmetric group. Taught: Fall term, alternate years Prerequisite: MATH 3550 Credits: 4

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