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Amazon logo Artin, M. Algebra. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1991. ISBN: 0130047635.

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SES # TOPICS READINGS EXERCISES
1 Sylow Theorems Chapter 6, Sections 3, 4 Chapter 6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 4.6
2 Proofs of the Sylow Theorems Chapter 6, Sections 4, 5 Chapter 6, 4.3, 4.6, 5.1
Group Representations
3 Group Representations and Definitions Chapter 9, Sections 1, 4 Chapter 9, 1.2, 1.5a, 1.7, 1.8, 4.4
4 Unitary Representations Chapter 9, Sections 2, 3, 4 Chapter 9, 2.1, 2.3, 4.1, 4.5
5 Characters Chapter 9, Section 5 Chapter 9, 4.6, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
6 Characters (cont.) Chapter 9, Section 5 Chapter 9, 5.6, 5.8a, 8.2
7 The Regular Representation and Schur's Lemma Chapter 9, Sections 6, 9 Chapter 9, 6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 7.2, 9.3
Rings: Basic Definitions
8 Rings Chapter 10, Sections 1, 2 Chapter 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.7, 2.1, 2.2a, b
9 Homomorphisms Chapter 10, Section 3 Chapter 10, 3.15, 3.16, 3.18
10 Fractions Chapter 10, Section 6 Chapter 10, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5
11 First Quiz
Rings: Factorization
12 Unique Factorization Chapter 11, Sections 1, 2 Chapter 11, 1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 2.4
13 Gauss' Lemma Chapter 11, Section 3 Chapter 11, 2.2b, 3.4, 3.10, 3.11a
14 Explicit Factorization Chapter 11, Section 4 Chapter 11, 4.1a, c, 4.2, 4.4, 4.6
15 Maximal Ideals Chapter 4, Section 7 Chapter 10, 7.1, 7.2, 7.9
Quadratic Imaginary Integers
16 Gauss Primes Chapter 11, Section 5 Chapter 11, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4 , 5.5, 5.7
17 Quadratic Integers Chapter 11, Sections 6, 7 Chapter 11, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
18 Ideal Factorization Chapter 11, Section 8 Chapter 11, 7.7c, d, 8.1, 8.6
19 Ideal Classes Chapter 11, Sections 9, 10 Chapter 11, 9.1a, 10.3
20 Ideal Classes (cont.) Chapter 11, Sections 9, 10 Chapter 11, 9.2
Linear Algebra Over a Ring
21 Free Modules Chapter 12, Sections 1, 2 Chapter 12, 1.3, 1.6, 2.1, 2.3, 2.6
22 Integer Matrices Chapter 12, Sections 3, 4 Chapter 12, 3.1a, c, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5
23 Generators and Relations Chapter 12, Section 5 Chapter 12, 4.7, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4
24 Structure of Abelian Groups Chapter 12, Section 6 Chapter 12, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3a, b, 6.4
25 Second Quiz
Rings: Abstract Constructions
26 Relations in a Ring Chapter 10, Section 4 Chapter 10, 4.1, 4.2, 3.34
27 Adjoining Elements Chapter 10, Section 5 Chapter 10, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.7, 5.8
Fields: Field Extensions
28 Algebraic Elements Chapter 13, Sections 1, 2 Chapter 13, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.3, 2.6
29 Degree of a Field Extension Chapter 13, Section 3 Chapter 13, 3.1, 3.3a, b, c, 3.7a, b, 3.8, 3.12
30 Ruler and Compass Chapter 13, Section 4 Chapter 4.1, 4.2, 4.8
31 Symbolic Adjunction Chapter 13, Section 5 Chapter 13, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
32 Finite Fields Chapter 13, Section 6 Chapter 13, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.8a, 6.15
Fields: Galois Theory
33 The Main Theorem Chapter 14, Section 1 Chapter 14, 1.1, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9, 1.12
34 Cubic Equations Chapter 14, Section 2 Chapter 14, 2.1, 2.2a, b, e, 2.3, 2.6
35 Symmetric Functions Chapter 14, Section 3 Chapter 14, 3.1, 3.3a, c, e, 3.5, 3.7
36 Primitive Elements Chapter 14, Sections 4, 5 Chapter 14, 4.1, 4.3a, d, 5.11
37 Third Quiz
38 Quartic Equations Chapter 14, Section 6 Chapter 14, 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.31
39 Quintic Equations Chapter 14, Section 9 Chapter 14, 9.1, 9.6a, 9.8