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Undergraduate Course: Algebra (VS2) (MATH10018)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityPart-year visiting students only
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaMathematics Other subject areaSpecialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours)
Course website http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionCore 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)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 11:10 - 12:00
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 11:10 - 12:00
First Class Week 18, Monday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture - Week 1 - Mon 16 Jan 2012
Additional information Supervision: one hour per week (shared with other 'core' courses), at a time to be arranged with Supervisor.
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
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.
Assessment Information
Examination (100%).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list http://www.readinglists.co.uk
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsAlgv2
Contacts
Course organiserDr Michael Wemyss
Tel: (0131 6)50 4880
Email: m.wemyss@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Kathryn Mcphail
Tel: (0131 6)50 4885
Email: k.mcphail@ed.ac.uk
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