Undergraduate Course: Algebra (VS2) (MATH10018)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Mathematics |
Other subject area | Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours) |
| Course website |
http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Core course for Honours Degrees in Mathematics and/or Statistics.
Syllabus summary: Groups, cosets and Lagrange's theorem, group actions, normal subgroups and quotient groups, homomorphisms and the first isomorphism theorem. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
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Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Supervision: one hour per week (shared with other 'core' courses), at a time to be arranged with Supervisor. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. An understanding of the basic ideas of the linear algebra arising in discretization of differential equations.
2. A basic understanding of the Fast Fourier Transform.
3. Ability to calculate in several different sorts of group.
4. Familiarity with the language and ideas of group actions.
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Assessment Information
| Examination (100%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
http://www.readinglists.co.uk |
| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Algv2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Michael Wemyss
Tel: (0131 6)50 4880
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Kathryn Mcphail
Tel: (0131 6)50 4885
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