Algebraic Structures.

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Students study basic structures of abstract algebra: groups, rings, and fields. Topics may include elementary number theory, equivalence relations, groups, homomorphisms, cosets, Cayley's Theorem, symmetric groups, rings, polynomial rings, quotient fields, principal ideal domains, and Euclidean domains. Note: Students who have taken Math 4377 may not take MATH 5377 . Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.