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University mathematics

Abstract algebra

In development

Groups, rings, and fields, with guided proofs you assemble step by step.

2 units · 12 lessons · 78 practice items

Abstract algebra studies the structures that share the rules of ordinary arithmetic. The two published units build binary operations, groups, and subgroups, then cyclic groups, homomorphisms, and Lagrange's theorem, with the symmetries of a square and modular arithmetic as running examples. The outline continues into normal subgroups and quotient groups, then rings, fields, and lattices, carrying the same structural ideas into richer systems.

Proof is the daily work here: you assemble arguments from blocks or fill in a missing step, with shorter checks answered as an expression or a value, and hints on about two thirds of the problems. Two of the five planned units are published today, and the syllabus grows as the rest land.

Syllabus

Every published lesson in this course, by unit.

Binary operations, groups, and subgroups6 lessons
  1. 1Binary operations
  2. 2Primitive algebraic structures
  3. 3Groups
  4. 4The symmetries of a square
  5. 5Tile puzzles and friezes
  6. 6Subgroups
Cyclic groups, homomorphisms, and Lagrange's theorem6 lessons
  1. 1Cyclic groups and generators
  2. 2Residue groups
  3. 3Subgroups of the integers
  4. 4Homomorphisms and isomorphisms
  5. 5Cosets
  6. 6Lagrange's theorem