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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
MAT4052	Commutative Algebra	Spring	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	To provide the necessary background (both computational and theoretical) in commutative algebra to mathematics majors.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
A student who finishes this course successfully will have learned basic concepts of commutative algebra.

Course Content

Abelian groups, rings and fields. Vector spaces and linear transformations. Bases and matrix representations of linear transformations. Polynomial rings. Ideals, prime and maximal ideals. Quotients of polynomial rings. Modules over polynomial rings. Prime and primary ideals. Factorization of ideals in the monoid of ideals. Localizations of ideals. Zero-divisors, integral domains and rings of fractions. Unique factorization domains and Euclidean domains. Radical of an ideal. Nilradical and Jacobson radical of a ring. Operations in the lattice of ideals. Classical Euclidean division algorithm in polynomial algebras. Monomial orderings and division algorithms. Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. Finite generation of ideals in polynomial algebras. Gröbner basis and Buchberger algorithm. Examples and calculations.
Gröbner bazları ve Buchberger algoritması. Örnekler ve hesaplamalar. Gröbner basis and Buchberger algorithm. Examples and calculations. Morphisms between modules. Kernels and images of morphisms. Submodules and quotient modules. Ideals of annihilators. Internal and external sums of modules. Tensor products of modules. Submodule and ideal chains. Artinian and Noetherian rings and modules.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Abelian groups, rings and fields.
2)	Vector spaces and linear transformations. Bases and matrix representations of linear transformations.
3)	Polynomial rings. Ideals, prime and maximal ideals. Quotients of polynomial rings. Modules over polynomial rings.
4)	Prime and primary ideals. Factorization of ideals in the monoid of ideals. Localizations of ideals.
5)	Zero-divisors, integral domains and rings of fractions. Unique factorization domains and Eucledian domains.
6)	Radical of an ideal. Nilradical and Jacobson radical of a ring. Operations in the lattice of ideals.
7)	A review of covered subjects and the first exam.
8)	Classical Euclidean division algorithm in polynomial algebras. Monomial orderings and division algorithms.
9)	Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. Finite generation of ideals in polynomial algebras.
10)	Gröbner basis and Buchberger algorithm. Examples and calculations.
11)	Gröbner basis and Buchberger algorithm. Examples and calculations.
12)	A review of covered subjects and the second exam.
13)	Morphisms between modules. Kernels and images of morphisms. Submodules and quotient modules. Ideals of annihilators. Examples.
14)	Internal and external sums of modules. Tensor products of modules. Submodule and ideal chains. Artinian and Noetherian rings and modules.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Instructor's own lecture notes. Atiyah and MacDonald, "Introduction to Commutative Algebra"
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	3	% 10
Midterms	2	% 40
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Quizzes	3	3	9
Midterms	2	10	20
Final	1	26	26
Total Workload			125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends.
2)	He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning.
3)	Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events.
4)	Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders.
5)	Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions.
6)	Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures.
7)	Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions.
8)	Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods.
9)	In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective.
10)	Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines.
11)	Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team.