? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : MAT-4-RAM

Course for final year students in Honours programmes in Mathematics.

An introduction to the theory of rings and modules. A discussion of naturally occurring examples such as modules over the integers (abelian groups), over polynomial rings (Jordan form), over group algebras (representations). Structure of modules over semisimple rings and the Artin-Wedderburn Theorem.

? Pre-requisites : U01632 Numbers and Rings

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

• Rings and Modules (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Home subject area

Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours), (School of Mathematics, Schedule P)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 18/09/2007 11:10 12:00 Lecture Theatre 6301, JCMB KB

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 11:10 12:00 KB Lecture Friday 11:10 12:00 KB

To gain a working knowledge of basic techniques in the theory of rings and modules and to be able to apply this knowledge in elementary examples.

Examination only.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Jennifer Marshall
Tel : (0131 6)50 5048
Email : Jennifer.Marshall@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Liam O Carroll
Tel : (0131 6)50 5070
Email : L.O'Carroll@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/