COURSE DESCRIPTION
Second course in a two-quarter introduction to abstract algebra with some applications. Emphasis on rings and fields. Topics include: definitions and basic properties of rings, fields, and ideals, homomorphisms, irreducibility of polynomials.
Prerequisites: Math 100A or Math 103A
Text Book: A first course in Abstract Algebra, by J. B. Fraleigh
Additional reading:
Practice questions for the first midtermModel answers to the first midterm
Practice questions for the second midterm
Model answers to the second midterm
Model answers to the final