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Math 427: Honors Abstract Algebra
Text: I. N. Herstein, Abstract Algebra, Prentice-Hall, 3d Ed, 1996
Chapter 1: Things Familiar (2 hours)
Chapter 2: Groups (consider inclusion of group actions and proofs of all
three Sylow theorems; 14 hours)
Chapter 3: Symmetric Group (consider proving the simplicity of alternating
groups; 3 hours)
Chapter 4: Ring Theory (8 hours)
Chapter 5: Fields (9 hours)
Chapter 6: Special Topics (3 hours)
Leeway and Exams (4 hours)
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