MATH 509 - Abstract Algebra for Teachers

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max:

Description: Review of real and complex numbers, sets, functions, induction, and well ordering. Introduction to semi-groups, groups, rings, homomorphism, and isomorphism. Elementary theory of groups, elementary theory of rings. As time permits, topics will include factor groups, quotient rings, cyclic groups, finite groups, abelian groups, polynomial rings, division rings, and fields.