MAT 423-01 Tentative Schedule

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11Introduction; Sets and Relations
22-3Division; Linear Algebra
33-4“Real,” “Imaginary,” and “Complex” numbers; catch-up
44-5From integers and monomials to monoids; Isomorphism
55-6Direct Products; Absorption and the Ascending Chain Condition
66-7Catch-up; Groups
77-8The symmetries of a triangle; Cyclic groups and the order of an element
88-9The roots of unity; Catch-up
99Test #1; Subgroups
1010Cosets; Lagrange’s Theorem; Quotient groups
1111“Clockwork” groups; Catch-up
1212Homomorphisms; Consequences of isomorphism
13The Isomorphism Theorem; Automorphisms and groups of automorphisms
14Permutations; Cycle notation
15Dihedral Groups; Cayley’s Theorem
16Catch-up
17Final Exam