Information Package

Elementary Mathematics Education Program

EMT305

ABSTRACT ALGEBRA

Course Code
EMT305
Semester
Fifth Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study3
SemesterFifth Term (Fall)
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Develop abstraction and fast thinking skills.
  2. Demonstrate inverse examples in some algebraic structures easily.
  3. Ask himself/herself mathematical questions.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionBinary operations, definition of group and basic properties, subgroups, permutation groups, cyclic groups, symmetry group of uniform n-gene, cyclic permutations, odd and even permutations, homomorphisms, Kosets and Lagrange's theorem, isomorphism theorems, effect of a group on a set, rings, subrings and ideals, prime and maximal ideals, ring homomorphisms.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Binary trading
2nd Week Prime remainder classes and congruence in integers
3rd Week Groups; definition and characteristics
4th Week Subgroups
5th Week Group generator, cyclic subgroups
6th Week Cyclic groups
7th Week Remaining classes, normal subgroups
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Normal subgroups, section groups
10th Week Group homomorphisms
11th Week Permutation groups
12th Week Ring: definition and properties, body: definition and properties
13th Week Bottom rings
14th Week Ideals
15th Week General review
Recommended or Required ReadingDursun Taşcı, Soyut Cebir, Alp Yayınevi,Ankara
F. Çallıalp, Örneklerle Soyut Cebir, Birsen Yayınevi, 2009.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 13 3 39
Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25
Course hours 13 3 39
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 14 14
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Total Work Load121
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.03
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9 X X X
K10 X X X