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Course Detail

Course Name Advanced Algebra
Course Code 26MAT332
Program 5 Year Integrated M.Sc in Data Science
Credits 3
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Unit 1

Maximal Ideals, the Field of Quotients of an Integral Domain, Euclidean Rings, Principal Ideal, Unit Element, Greatest Common Divisor, Prime Elements, Unique Factorization Theorem. (Sec. 3.5 to 3.7)

Unit 2

The ring of Gaussian integers, Fermats Theorem, Polynomial Rings F[x], Degree of a Polynomial, The Division Algorithm, Principal Ideal Ring, Irreducible Polynomial, principal ideal ring. (Sec. 3.8 to 3.9)

Unit 3

Sub Fields, Field Extensions, Finite Extensions, Algebraic Extensions and Their Properties. The Transcendence of e. (Sec. 5.1 to 5.2)

Unit 4

Roots of Polynomials, Remainder Theorem, Splitting Field and its Uniqueness, The concept of constructible numbers and its Applications, Distinct and Multiple Roots, Simple Extension of a Field. (Sec. 5.3, 5.4, 5.5).

Text Books / References

Text Book:

  1. I.N. Herstein, ‘Topics in Algebra’, Second Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2000.

References:

  1. Joseph A. Gallian, ‘Contemporary Abstract Algebra’, Cengage Learning, 2013.
  2. Michael Artin, ‘Algebra’, Second Edition, PHI Learning, 2014.
  3. David S Dummit and Richard M Foote. ‘Abstract Algebra’, Third Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2017.

Introduction

This course gives a knowledge on advanced algebraic structures such a polynomial ring, Euclidean ring, PID, UFD and Extension Fields, etc. Students will study gcd, irreducible polynomials, and their splitting Field.

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Outcomes: After successful completion of the course, students will be able to

CO1 To find field of quotient of integral domain and GCD of elements over Euclidean Ring.
CO2 To study polynomial ring, Euclidean ring and PID. Also, to identify irreducible polynomials over various rings.
CO3 To study the Field extension and algebraic extensions of a Filed.
CO4 To identify roots and the splitting Field of a polynomial over a Field.

Affinity Map:

  PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
CO1 1 3 2 3 1           2 1
CO2 1 3 2 3 1           2 1
CO3 1 3 2 3 1           2 1
CO4 1 3 2 3 1           2 1
CO5 1 3 2 3 1           2 1

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