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\centerline{ \bigbf Spring Semester, 1990 }
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\centerline { \bigbf Math 402 -- Second Course in Abstract Algebra, II}
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\centerline { \bigbf Prof. Daniel Grayson }
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\centerline { 2:00 PM MWF, Section F1, 241 Altgeld Hall }
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We will cover the following topics: category theory, polynomial rings,
noetherian rings, artinian rings, semisimple rings, group rings, modules over
principal ideal domains, caonical forms for matrices of endomorphisms,
indecomposable modules, projective modules, canonical forms for matrices of
bilinear forms of various types, tensor product, symmetric powers, exterior
powers, multilinear algebra.

The course will be organized as a mixture of lectures and problem solving in
class, with the emphasis on the latter.  Students will be responsible for
reading substantial amounts of material.

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{\bf Text}: {\sl Algebra} by Hungerford.

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