Ring Theory

Math 6250

Ring Theory
MWF 1pm
ECCR 118

Book

Anderson and Fuller, Rings and categories of modules.

Instructor

Nat Thiem

Math 309
303.492.7628
thiemn AT the university's state DOT edu

Office hours

M 10-12; F 2-3; or by appointment

Tentative schedule

  • 01.18–01.20; introduction - why rings?

  • 01.23–01.27; basic definitions and review

  • 01.30–02.03; semisimple algebras, complete reducibility; homework 1 due

  • 02.06–02.10; semisimple algebras, isotypic components;

  • 02.13–02.17; semisimple algebras, Schur--Weyl duality; homework 2 due

  • 02.20–02.24; Socle, Radical, artinian and noetherian;

  • 02.27–03.03; indecomposible decompositions and Azumaya; homework 3 due.