News
ExamWritten on 08.02.23 by Leon Pernak Dear students, The exam will take place on 03/03/2023 at 4pm (sharp) in SR6. The exam will be a joint oral exam, meaning all participants will be part of the same exam conversation. Please do not forget to officially register for the exam according to your respective examination… Read more Dear students, The exam will take place on 03/03/2023 at 4pm (sharp) in SR6. The exam will be a joint oral exam, meaning all participants will be part of the same exam conversation. Please do not forget to officially register for the exam according to your respective examination regulations. Best of luck, Leon |
Seminar AnnouncementWritten on 24.01.23 by Leon Pernak Dear students, Next semester there is going to be a seminar on "Computability in Mathematics", organized by our working group. The seminar will include a basic introduction to general computability and then cover different problems originating from theoretical mathematics. The seminar can be… Read more Dear students, Next semester there is going to be a seminar on "Computability in Mathematics", organized by our working group. The seminar will include a basic introduction to general computability and then cover different problems originating from theoretical mathematics. The seminar can be chosen both as a Seminar or Proseminar, Bachelor and Master students are equally encouraged to participate, no prior knowledge in Computer Science is required. More information: https://cms.sic.saarland/compmath/ Best, Leon |
Algebra
This is a continuation of the courses Lineare Algebra I and II from previous semesters.
Topics will include
- Group theory: Sylow theorems, solvable and nilpotent groups
- Linear representations of groups
- Ring theory
- Field extensions and Galois groups
The class meets on Tuesdays 10:15–12:00 in Zeichensaal and Wednesdays 8:30–10:00 in SR6.
For any questions, administrative or otherwise, you can send an e-mail to Leon Pernak.
Books and References
- "Algebra" by Michael Artin, to be found here.
- An (incomplete!) german translation can be downloaded here.
Tutorial session
The tutorial takes place on Fridays, 10:15-12:00 in Seminarraum 8 (318) in E2.4. It will be held by Robin Lahni (robin.lahni@t-online.de). The exercise sheets will be uploaded here.
Exam
In order to be admitted to the exam, you have to achieve 50% of the points on the exercise sheets, see also here. Please also keep track of your usual registration modalities (LSF, QISPOS) depending on your course of studies.