Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ALGEBRA-I 801500715570 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Oral presentation, answer-question, discussion, solving problems
Course Coordinator
Instructors Ali Bülent EKİN
Assistants
Goals Groups, Semigroups , Monoids, Homomorphism and subgroups, Cyclic groups, Cosets and counting, Normality, Quotient groups and homomorphisms, Symmetric groups, Alternating and dihedral groups, Categories, Direct products and direct sums, Free groups, Free abelian groups, Finitely generated abelian groups, The Krull-Schmidt theorem, The action of a group on a set, The Sylow theorems, Classification of finite groups, Nilpotent and Solvable groups, Normal and subnormal series.
Course Content Groups, Semigroups , Monoids, Homomorphism and subgroups, Cyclic groups, Cosets and counting, Normality, Quotient groups and homomorphisms, Symmetric groups, Alternating and dihedral groups, Categories, Direct products and direct sums, Free groups, Free abelian groups, Finitely generated abelian groups, The Krull-Schmidt theorem, The action of a group on a set, The Sylow theorems, Classification of finite groups, Nilpotent and Solvable groups, Normal and subnormal series.
Learning Outcomes 1) Learns groups, semigroups, subgroups and cyclic groups
2) Learns normality, quotient groups and homomorphisms.
3) Have knowledge about the direct products and direct sums
4) Learns the action of a group on a set and the Sylow theorems
5) Learns the classification of finite groups

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Groups, Semigroups Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework
2. Week Homomorphism and subgroups Lecture
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework
3. Week Cyclic groups Lecture; Discussion

Problem Based Learning
Homework
4. Week Cosets and counting Lecture; Discussion

Problem Based Learning
Homework
5. Week Normality, Quotient groups and homomorphisms Lecture; Discussion

Project Based Learning
Homework
6. Week Symmetric groups, Alternating and dihedral groups Lecture; Discussion

Project Based Learning
Homework
7. Week Categories Lecture; Discussion

Project Based Learning
Homework
8. Week Direct products and direct sums Lecture; Discussion

Project Based Learning
Homework
9. Week Free groups, Free abelian groups Lecture; Discussion

Problem Based Learning
Homework
10. Week Finitely generated abelian groups, The Krull-Schmidt theorem Lecture; Discussion

Problem Based Learning
Homework
11. Week The action of a group on a set, The Sylow theorems Lecture; Discussion

Problem Based Learning
Homework
12. Week Classification of finite groups Lecture; Discussion

Problem Based Learning
Homework
13. Week Nilpotent and Solvable groups Lecture; Discussion

Problem Based Learning
Homework
14. Week Normal and subnormal series Lecture; Discussion

Problem Based Learning
Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Gerhard Rosenberger , "Abstract Algebra", Helderman Verlag
Joseph A.Gallian, "Contemporary Abstract Algebra", Brooks/Cole, 2010

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Homework 7 10
Midterm Exam 1 60
Final Exam 1 60
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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