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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
MAT4066 Rings and Modules Fall 3 0 3 6
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: 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 in rings and modules for mathematics students who would go into a graduate program in mathematics.konu

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
A student who finishes this course successfully will have acquired the fundamental concepts of ring theory and will enough background to take a graduate class in ring theory.

Course Content

Abelian groups. Rings and fields. Vector spaces. Polynomial algebras over commuting variables. Ideals. Modules over commutative polynomial algebras.
Radicals of ideals. Nil radical and Jacobson radical. Tensor product. Modules and morphisms. Kernel and image modules. Submodules and quotient modules. Chains of ideals and modules. Zorn's Lemma. Artinian and Notherian rings and modules. Free modules and bases. Semi-simple modules and rings. Artin–Wedderburn Theorem.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Abelian groups. Rings and fields.
2) Abelian groups. Rings and fields.
3) Vector spaces. Polynomial algebras over commuting variables. Ideals. Modules over commutative polynomial algebras.
4) Radicals of ideals. Nil radical and Jacobson radical.
5) Radicals of ideals. Nil radical and Jacobson radical.
7) Tensor product. Modules and morphisms. Kernel and image modules. Submodules and quotient modules.
8) Tensor product. Modules and morphisms. Kernel and image modules. Submodules and quotient modules.
9) Chains of ideals and modules. Zorn's Lemma. Artinian and Notherian rings and modules.
10) Chains of ideals and modules. Zorn's Lemma. Artinian and Notherian rings and modules.
11) Free modules and bases. Semi-simple modules and rings.
12) Simple modules and composition series.
13) Artin–Wedderburn Theorem.
14) Artin-Wedderburn Theorem.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Instructor's own lecture notes.
S. Lang, "Algebra".
T. Y. Lam, "Lectures on Modules and Rings."
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 3 42
Quizzes 3 3 9
Midterms 2 10 20
Final 1 12 12
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) To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics 5
2) To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods, 5
3) To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials, 4
4) To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself, 4
5) To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way, 4
6) To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level, 4
7) To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement,
8) To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense,
9) By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere, 3
10) To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning,
11) To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school,
12) To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively. 3