Durham
Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Mathematics&Statistics
MATH 915 (1SY) - Algebraic Structures
Algebraic Structures
Online Course Delivery Method: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH
Credits: 3.0
Term: Summer 2020 - Special Summer Session (05/18/2020 - 08/30/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Summer 2020 - Special Summer Session (05/18/2020 - 08/30/2020)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
20
CRN: 70843
CRN: 70843
An exploration of the structural similarities between and among seemingly disparate number systems, beginning with counting numbers, and progressing to integers, the rational numbers, the real numbers, and the complex numbers; and leading to a discussion of polynomials as an integer analogue and to fields as polynomial "quotients" through the basic concepts of splitting fields and Galois Theory. Permission required.
Instructors: STAFF
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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6/29/2020 | 7/31/2020 | TR | 8:40am - 12:15pm | ONLINE |