Undergraduate Course: Topics in Noncommutative Algebra (MATH11143)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | NB. This course is delivered *biennially* with the next instance being in 2016-17. It is anticipated that it would then be delivered every other session thereafter.
While commutative algebra captures and generalizes the essential properties of numbers and functions, noncommutative algebra enters naturally when studying collections of transformations and operators in diverse contexts throughout mathematics, physics and beyond. Students will learn some of the many methods and techniques in noncommutative algebra, highlighting interesting examples, key constructions, and important special classes of noncommutative algebras and their actions on linear spaces. |
| Course description |
The syllabus will vary from year to year. Possible topics include:
- Artinian rings
- Noncommutative noetherian rings
- Category theory
- Growth of groups and algebras
- Radicals of rings and algebras
|
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Honours Algebra (MATH10069)
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Group and Galois Theory (MATH10078)
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students should have taken MATH10017 Commutative Algebra.
This course is designed so as to be independent of MATH11143 Topics in Ring and Representation Theory, so that students may take either course, or both. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students are advised to check that they have studied the material covered in the syllabus of any pre-requisite course listed above before enrolling |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
1. State important theorems in noncommutative algebra and explain key steps in their proof.
2. Provide examples of several different kinds of noncommutative algebras.
3. Provide examples of noncommutative algebras acting on linear spaces.
4. Demonstrate comprehension by solving unseen problems in noncommutative algebra.
|
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | TNA |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Harry Braden
Tel: (0131 6)50 5072
Email: Harry.Braden@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Martin Delaney
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Martin.Delaney@ed.ac.uk |
|
|
University Homepage