Algebraic Structures 2

الجبر

الجبر (al-jabr) roughly means to "restore" or "complete" and is from the title of the book Al-kitāb al-mukhtaṣar fī ḥisāb al-ğabr wa’l-muqābala by Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī (circa 820 CE)

Course Information

Meeting times
- Mon and Wed from 4:00-5:15 PM (Zoom)
Book(s)
- Abstract Algebra, 3rd Edition by Dummit and Foote
- Supplemental. Insolvability of the Quintic: An Inquiry-Based Approach to a Second Course in Abstract Algebra by J. Wiscons [for undergrad ring + field theory]

Office hours
- Mon and Wed from 5:20-6:00 PM
- Tues and Thur from 2:00-3:00 PM
- Also by appointment. (Just send me an email.)
Syllabus

Due dates and submissions are managed in Canvas. Let me know if you have any questions!