PURE MTH 7106 - Algebra
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2015
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code PURE MTH 7106 Course Algebra Coordinating Unit Pure Mathematics Term Semester 1 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 4 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites MATHS 1012 Assessment ongoing assessment 30%, exam 70% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Hang Wang
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
- Understand equivalence relations and partitions.
- Appreciate that common features of certain mathematical objects can be abstracted and studied as groups and vector spaces.
- Understand the concepts of groups, group homomorphism and isomorphism and related notions.
- Be familiar with common examples of groups of both finite and infinite order.
- Be able to construct and work with related objects: subgroups, cartisian products, quotient groups.
- Understand the concepts of vector space, linear transformation and isomorphism and related notions.
- Be able to construct and work with related objects: subspaces, sums, quotient spaces, dual space.
- Be able to represent a linear transformation by a matrix with respect to a given basis.
- Understand the significance of Jordan canonical form.
- Understand the notion of bilinear form and inner product.
- Be familiar with various method of proof, including direct proof, constructive proof, proof by contradiction, induction.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
None.Recommended Resources
- Fraleigh, J. B.: A first course in abstract algebra (Addison Wesley).
- Durbin, J. R.: Modern algebra (Wiley).
- Gallian, J. A.: Contemporary abstract algebra (Houghton Mifflin).
- Lay, D. C.: Linear algebra and its applications (Pearson).
- Lipschutz, S.: Linear algebra (Schaum's Outline Series).
- Katznelson, Y. & Katznelson, Y. R.: A (terse) introduction to linear algebra (AMS).
Online Learning
This course uses MyUni for providing electronic resources, such as lecture notes, assignment papers, sample solutions, etc. It is recommended that students make appropriate use of these resourses.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
This course relies on lectures as the primary delivery mechanism for the material. Tutorials supplement the lectures by providing exercises and example problems to enhance the understanding obtained through the lectures. A sequence of written assignments and two midterm exams provide the assessment opportunities for students to gauge their progress and understanding.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Activity Quantity Workload Hours Lectures 36 92 Tutorials 6 24 Assignments 5 40 Total 156 Learning Activities Summary
Lecture Outline- Equivalence relations (1 lecture).
- Groups, subgroups, symmetries, cyclic groups (3 lectures).
- Permutations, symmetric and alternating groups (2 lectures).
- Isomorphism of groups (1 lecture).
- Cosets and Lagrange's Theorem (3 lectures).
- Group homomorphisms (2 lectures).
- Normal subgroups and factor groups, simple groups, First Isomorphism Theorem (3 lectures).
- Vector spaces, subspaces, linear independence, basis, dimension (3 lectures).
- Linear and direct sums of spaces, quotient spaces (2 lectures).
- Linear transformations (1 lecture).
- Matrix with respect to basis, eigenvectors, similarity, dimension theorem (2 lectures).
- Projections, invariant spaces (1 lecture).
- Linear functionals and the dual space, second dual space (1 lecture).
- Bilinear forms, congruent matrices, symmetric bilinear forms, quadratic forms (2 lectures).
- Inner products, norm, distance, orthogonality (3 lectures).
- Linear operators, adjoints (3 lectures)
- Jordan canonical form (2 lectures).
Tutorial Outline
Tutorial 1: Groups.
Tutorial 2: Permutations, isomorphism.
Tutorial 3: Normal subgroups, quotient groups.
Tutorial 4: Sums of spaces.
Tutorial 5: Matrix of a linear transformation, linear functionals.
Tutorial 6: Inner products.Specific Course Requirements
None.Small Group Discovery Experience
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Assessment
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Assessment Summary
Component Weighting Objective Assessed Assignments 20% all Midterm Exams 10% all Final Exam 70% all Assessment Related Requirements
An aggregate score of at least 50% is required to pass the course.Assessment Detail
Assessment Item Distributed Due Date Weighting Assignment 1 week 2 week 3 4% Assignment 2 week 4 week 5 4% Assignment 3 week 6 week 7 4% Assignment 4 week 8 week 9 4% Assignment 5 week 10 week 11 4% Midterm Exam 1 week 6 week 6 5% Midterm Exam 2 week 10 week 10 5% Submission
- All written assignments are to be submitted at the designated lecture with a signed cover sheet attached.
- Assignments will have a one week turn-around time for feedback to students.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
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