Time and place
Lecture: Di, Do, 10-12h, HS Weismann-Haus, Albertstr. 21a
Tutorial: 2 hours, various dates
25.02., 13:00-16:00, HS Rundbau, Albertstr. 21
Sit-in exam (resit) 09.04., 09:00-12:00
Content
This lecture continues the linear algebra courses. It treats groups, rings, fields and applications in the number theory and geometry. The highlights of the lecture are the classification of finite fields, the impossibility of the trisection of angles with circle and ruler, the non-existence of a solution formula for the general equations of fifth degree and the quadratic reciprocity law.
Previous
knowledge
Required: Linear Algebra~I and II