MATH 8806 Algebra I

Name: Algebra I
Rating: 4.52 (13 reviews)

This course, with MATH8807, will cover the following topics: Group Theory (Group actions, Sylow, Nilpotent/Solvable, simple groups, Jordan-Holder series, presentations); commutative algebra (uniqueness of factorization, Jordan decomposition, Dedekind rings, class groups, local rings, Spec); finite fields; algebraic numbers; Galois theory; Homological algebra; and Semisimple algebra.

Course overview

Department: Mathematics
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Both
Offered: Every Fall

Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.52 / 5

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Instructors

Qile Chen
Fall 2026, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.33/5
Keerthi Madapusi Pera
Fall 2022 · Official rating 5.00/5
Solomon Friedberg
Fall 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.47/5

Sections

Section 01
Fall 2026 · Qile Chen · Maloney Hall 560 MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered