Math 427. Honors Abstract Algebra
Instructor Syllabus
Text: I.N. Herstein, Abstract Algebra, 3rd edition, Prentice-Hall, 1996
Chapter 1: Things Familiar (2 hours)
Chapter 2: Groups (consider inclusion of group actions and proofs of all three Sylow theorems; 14 hours)
Chapter 3: Symmetric Group (consider proving the simplicity of alternating groups; 3 hours)
Chapter 4: Ring Theory (8 hours)
Chapter 5: Fields (9 hours)
Chapter 6: Special Topics (3 hours)
Leeway and Exams (4 hours)