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Section 6 Schedule

Subsection 6.1 September 4 – September 5

September 5

Subsection 6.2 September 8 – September 12

September 8
  • Axioms,
  • Elementary Properties
September 10
September 12
  • Integers Modulo \(n\)

Subsection 6.3 September 15 – September 19

September 15
  • Roots of Unity
September 17
  • Symmetric Groups
September 19
  • Images and Preimages
  • Kernels
  • Subgroup Criterion
  • Integer Powers of Group Elements
  • Cyclic Groups and Subgroups
  • Basic Examples

Subsection 6.4 September 22 – September 26

September 22
  • Classification of Cyclic Groups
September 24
  • Subgroups of Cyclic Groups
September 26
  • Cayley’s Theorem

Subsection 6.5 September 29 – October 3

September 29
October 1
Review
October 3
Exam 1

Subsection 6.6 October 6 – October 10

October 6
  • Left/Right Equivalence Modulo a Subgroup
  • Left and Right Cosets
  • Lagrange’s Theorem
  • Index of a Subgroup
  • Left/Right Cosets and Kernels
October 8
October 10
  • Universal Mapping Property for Quotients
  • First Isomorphism Theorem for Groups

Subsection 6.7 October 13 – October 17

October 13
October 15
  • Basic Examples
  • Basic Properties of Rings
October 17

Subsection 6.8 October 20– October 24

October 20
  1. Fields
  2. Subrings and Subfields
October 22
Review
October 24
Exam 2

Subsection 6.9 October 27 – October 31

October 27
October 29
  • Roots of Polynomials
  • Evaluation Homomorphism for Fields
October 31
Class Cancelled by Provost

Subsection 6.10 November 3– November 7

November 3
  • Ideals
  • Quotient Rings
  • Universal Mapping Property for Quotients (Reprise)
  • First Isomorphism Theorem for Rings
November 5
November 7
Review

Subsection 6.11 November 10 – November 13

November 10
Review
November 12
Final Exam

Warning 6.1.

The instructor reserves the right to modify the schedule as needed.