ABSTRACT ALGEBRA

Paper Code: 
MAT501
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
9.00

Definition of a group with examples and simple properties. Order of elements in a Group and related theorem.

 

9.00

Subgroups ,Cyclic groups, Permutation groups  , Alternating groups.

 

9.00

Cosets, Lagrange’s theorem Normal subgroups , Quotient group.

 

9.00

Homomorphism and Isomorphism, the Fundamental theorem of  homomorphism. Rings:-Definition, Examples and Elementary properties.  

 

9.00

 Integral domain, Fields, Subfields and their simple properties, Subrings. Ideal of a ring, Characteristic of a ring.

Essential Readings: 
  1. Elements of Abstract Algebra, K. C. Sarangi , RBD, Jaipur, 2009.
  2. Basic Abstract Algebra, P.B.Bhattacharya , S.K.Jain and S.R.Nagpaul, Cambridge  University Press, 2001.
  3.  Modern Algebra, G. C. Sharma  Shivlal Agarwal & Co. Agra, 1998.
     
References: 
  1. Abstract Algebra, Deepak Chatterjee, PHI. Ltd. New Delhi,2001
  2. Topics in Algebra, I.N. Herstein , Wiley Eastern Ltd., New Delhi,2008
  3. Abstract Algebra,Theory and Applications by Thomas W.Judson & Robert A. Beezer,2015   
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