This course is a continuation of Math 5285H. Topics include:

• Ring theory
• Modules
• Applications to linear algebra
• Field theory and Galois theory

Course Information

Here is the course syllabus.

The course textbook is Artin's "Algebra." (Thankfully, it does not publish a new edition every year.) Main chapters covered will be 10 through 14.

Suggested problems

All problems are from Artin's Algebra.

Date posted	Problems
Fri, Jan 29	10.1: 2, 4, 13, 14 10.2: 7 10.3: 3, 4, 6, 9, 17, 18, 19, 29, 34 10.4: 2
Mon, Feb 15	10.4: 3, 8 10.5: 1, 4, 7, 12, 16 10.6: 1, 4, 5 10.7: 2, 4, 7, 9 10.8: 1, 7, 11 11.1: 4, 6, 8, 9, 15 11.2: 1
Mon, Mar 22	11.2: 8 11.3: 1, 8 11.4: 3, 4, 12 12.1: 1, 3, 6, 12 12.2: 1, 3, 5 12.3: 3 12.4: 1, 3, 6, 10 12.5: 1, 4, 5 12.6: 1, 3, 4 12.7: 2, 4, 7, 16, 18, 19
Wed, Apr 21	13.1: 3, 4 13.2: 1, 3, 6 13.3: 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 15 13.4: 1, 5, 11 13.5: 1 13.6: 3, 7, 10, 15 13.M: 1, 2 14.1: 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 16, 17 14.2: 3, 4 14.4: 2 14.5: 11

Exams

Exams (midterm and final) will be posted here once they exist.

	Due date	Problems	Solutions
Midterm 1	Fri, Feb 12	Here	Feb 15 version
Midterm 2	Fri, Mar 12	Here	Mar 22 version
Midterm 3	Fri, Apr 9	Here
Final	Fri, May 7	Here

Contact information

If you have questions or comments, please contact me. My contact information is as follows:

• By email: tlawson (at) math.umn.edu
• By phone: 5-6802
• By foot: Vincent Hall 323