MTH236: Introduction to algebra I

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Offered:
Spring
Prerequisites:
MTH235
This course is a prerequisite or co-requisite for:
Required for all math majors
Description:
This prepares students for graduate level algebra courses. It may also be valuable material for theoretical physicists. This course and MTH265 (real analysis) are the core courses of any mathematics major.
Topics covered:
An introduction to basic algebraic structures, groups, rings, fields, with applications to specific examples.
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