Course: Fundamentals of Algebra

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Course title Fundamentals of Algebra
Course code KMA/ZA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Teska Jakub, RNDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Week 1-4: Groupoids, monoids, semigroups. Week 5-7: Groups, Abelian Groups, subgroups, Lagrange´s Theorem, normal subgroups, quotient groups. Week 8-9: Homomorphisms of groups, theorem about isomorphism of groups, cyclic groups and their structure. Week 10-11: Rings and fields, subrings, ideals, quotient rings, zero divisors, basic properties of fields. Week 12-13: Associative, commutative rings with an identity.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Lecture with practical applications, Discussion
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 45 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
využívat znalosti v rozsahu středoškolského učiva
orientovat se v základech matematické logiky
Skills
aplikovat principy matematických důkazů
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
ovládat pojmy ekvivalence, rozkladu množiny na třídy ekvivalence
ovládat pojmy z teorie pologrup
ovládat pojmy z teorie grup
Skills
aplikovat základní vlastnosti grup na konkrétní modely
umět rozpoznat strukturu okruhu a tělesa
řešit jednoduché úlohy v aritmetikách modulo k
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Seminar work
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Beran, Ladislav. Grupy a svazy. Vyd. 1. Praha : SNTL, 1974.
  • Cohn, Paul M. Basic algebra : groups, rings and fields. London : Springer, 2003. ISBN 1-85233-587-4.
  • Procházka a kol. Algebra. Academia Praha.
  • Wallace, David Alexander Ross. Groups, rings and fields. [1st ed.]. London : Springer, 1998. ISBN 3-540-76177-2.


Study plans that include the course
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