Math 4361 - Modern Algebra I

• Prerequisite: "C" or better grade in Math 3260
• Credit hours: 3-0-3
• An introduction to the fundamental structures of abstract algebra (groups, rings, and fields), the connections of these structures with the algebra studied at the elementary level, and the historical development of modern algebra. Applications will be selected from the classical problems of constructibility and the solvability of polynomial equations, and the modern applications of groups to cryptography, and of finite fields to coding and computer design.