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MATH 331

Groups, Rings and Fields

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB-
Standard

Overview

Description

Elementary structure of groups, rings and fields, including homomorphisms, automorphisms, normal subgroups, and ideals.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • with a “C” or better
MATH 295MATH 301MATH 330
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

MATH 295 or MATH 301 with a “C” or better; MATH 330 with a “C” or better.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of group, ring and field and their homomorphisms.
  • identify irreducible elements in a ring of polynomials.
  • demonstrate an understanding of cosets in a group, normal subgroups and quotient groups.