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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2022
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MATH 463 002 (CRN: 12587)
ADVANCED ALGEBRA I
Long Title: ADVANCED ALGEBRA I
Department: Mathematics
Instructor: Varilly Alvarado, Anthony
Meeting: 11:00AM - 11:50AM MWF (22-AUG-2022 - 2-DEC-2022)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: MATH 357
Section Max Enrollment: 7
Section Enrolled: 7
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 25
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 10
Enrollment data as of: 17-JAN-2025 3:27PM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Final Exam Time:
9-DEC-2022
9:00AM - 12:00PM F
Description: This course will cover graduate level topics in group theory, ring theory, and module theory. Specific topics include the isomorphism theorems for groups, rings, and modules; group actions; solvable and nilpotent groups; Sylow’s theorems; semi-direct products of groups; ideals; rings of fractions; various unique factorization domains; Hilbert’s Basis Theorem; Gröbner Bases; tensor product of modules and universal property; modules over principal ideal domains; and canonical forms. The course will also include an introduction to category theory as time permits. Cross-list: MATH 563. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MATH 463 if student has credit for MATH 563.