University of Portland Bulletin 2017-2018

MTH 442 Rings and Fields

Unique factorization in special rings. Field theory and the use of groups to understand field extensions: finite fields, Galois theory. Classical construction problems, solution of n-th degree polynomials.

Prerequisite

MTH 441, MTH 311, MTH 341 with a grade of C- or higher
  • Up one level
  • 400