Math 4581: Abstract Algebra II. (Instructor: Sergei Chmutov)

Spring 2025. Tentative Daily Schedule

1/06 (Mon)
Introduction. Matrix Groups (Sec.12.1).
1/08 (Wed)
The General, Special, and Orthogonal Linear Groups (Sec.12.1).
1/10 (Fri)
Symmetry (Sec.12.2).
1/13 (Mon)
The Wallpaper Groups (Sec.12.2).
1/15 (Wed)
Finite Abelian Groups (Sec.13.1).
1/17 (Fri)
Fundamental Theorem of Finite Abelian Groups. (Sec.13.1).
1/20 (Mon)
NO CLASSES. Martin Luther King Day.
1/22 (Wed)
Solvable Groups (Sec.13.2).
1/24 (Fri)
The Jordan-Hölder Theorem (Sec.13.2).
1/27(Mon)
Group Actions (Sec.14.1).
1/29 (Wed)
Review for midterm 1.
1/31 (Fri)
Midterm #1.
2/03 (Mon)
The Class Equation (Sec.14.2).
2/05 (Wed)
Burnside’s Theorem (Sec.14.3).
2/07 (Fri)
Vector Spaces (Sec.20.1).
2/10 (Mon)
Subspaces (Sec.20.2).
2/12 (Wed)
Linear Dependence and Independence (Sec.20.3).
2/14 (Fri)
Linear Transformations (Sec.20.3).
2/17 (Mon)
Direct Sums and Dual Spaces (Sec.20.3).
2/19 (Wed)
Polynomials (Sec.17.1).
2/21 (Fri)
The Division Algorithm (Sec.17.2).
2/24 (Mon)
Irreducible Polynomials (Sec.17.3).
2/26 (Wed)
Polynomial Ideals (Sec.17.3).
2/28 (Fri)
Solving the Cubic and Quartic Equations (Sec.17.6).
3/03 (Mon)
Fields (Sec.21.1).
3/05 (Wed)
Review for midterm 2.
3/07 (Fri)
Midterm #2.

3/10 (Mo) --- 3/14 (Fri)
NO CLASSES. Spring Break.

3/17 (Mon)
Extension Fields (Sec.21.1).
3/19 (Wed)
Algebraic Extensions (Sec.21.1).
3/21 (Fri)
Algebraic Closure (Sec.21.1).
3/24 (Mon)
Splitting Fields (Sec.21.2).
3/26 (Wed)
Geometric Constructions (Sec.21.3).
3/28 (Fri)
Finite Fields (Sec.22.1).
3/31 (Mon)
Finite Fields (Sec.22.1).
4/02 (Wed)
Field Automorphisms (Sec.23.1).
4/04 (Fri)
The Galois Group (Sec.23.1).
4/07 (Mon)
Separable Extensions (Sec.23.1).
4/09 (Wed)
Normal Extensions (Sec.23.2).
4/11 (Fri)
Fundamental Theorem of Galois Theory (Sec.23.2).
4/14 (Mon)
Fundamental Theorem of Galois Theory (Sec.23.2).
4/16 (Wed)
Solvability by Radicals (Sec.23.3).
4/18 (Fri)
Solvability by Radicals (Sec.23.3).
4/21 (Mon)
Review for the final.
4/25 (Fr)
FINAL, 10:00 - 11:45 AM