School of Mathematics
Module MA3412 - Abstract Algebra II 2011-12 (JS & SS Mathematics, JS & SS Two-subject Moderatorship )
Lecturer: Dr. David Wilkins
Requirements/prerequisites: prerequisite: MA2215 or MA3411
Duration: Hilary term, 10 weeks
Number of lectures per week: 3 lectures per week
Assessment:
ECTS credits: 5
End-of-year Examination: This module will be examined jointly with MA3411 in a 3-hour examination in Trinity term, except that those taking just one of the two modules will have a 2 hour examination.

Description:
Further detailed information about the course:
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/Courses/MA3412/


Factorization in Integral Domains. Principal Ideal Domains.
Basic properties of modules over unital commutative rings. Noetherian modules. Noetherian rings. Hilbert's Basis Theorem.
Linear independence and free modules. Free modules over integral domains. Torsion modules. Free modules of finite rank over principal ideal domains. Torsion-free modules. The classification theorem for finitely-generated modules over principal ideal domains. The Jordan Normal Form.
Algebraic numbers and algebraic integers.
Textbooks:
  1. B. Hartley and T.O. Hawkes, Rings, Modules and Linear Algebra, Third Edition, Chapman and Hall. London, 1970.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
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