Mathematics III - Abstract algebra
In this course, you will study the algebraic structures groups, rings, fields and vector spaces, and learn to use methods in abstract algebra to solve mathematical and applied problems.
Information for admitted students Autumn 2021
Congratulations! You have been admitted at Stockholm University and we hope that you will enjoy your studies with us.
In order to ensure that your studies begin as smoothly as possible we have compiled a short checklist for the beginning of the semester.
Follow the instructions on wether you have to reply to your offer or not.
universityadmissions.se
Checklist for admitted students
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Activate your university account
The first step in being able to register and gain access to all the university's IT services.
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Register at your department
Registration can be done in different ways. Read the instructions from your department below.
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Read all the information on this page
Here you will find what you need to know before your course or programme starts.
IMPORTANT
Your seat may be withdrawn if you do not register according to the instructions provided by your department.
Information from the department - courses
Here you can find information about online registration times, our learning platform, and how teaching is affected by the covid-19 pandemic. If you are conditionally admitted or placed on a reserve list, you can read more about that here.
First: Reply to your offer!
If you are offered a place or reserve place in the first notification of selection results, you must reply to it via Universityadmissions.se by 23 July to keep your place!
Info at Universityadmissions.se about replying to your offer
If you forget to do this, you must apply for the course again (assuming it opens for late application) if you want to take it.
Registration
Once you are admitted to a course you must register online via student.ladok.se to keep your place. Online registration opens 9 August, and closes at different times for different courses.
For the following courses the last day for online registration is extra early:
- Mathematics I (only given in Swedish): last day for registration is 23 August.
- Courses in computer science or scientific computing given at KTH, so all courses with a course code beginning in DA or BE except DA4005 and DA5001: last day for registration is 27 August.
For other courses, the last day for online registration is 19 September if the course begins in the first half of the semester and 21 November if it begins in the second half.
Note that you cannot register online for degree project courses in mathematics or computer science, we will register you for these when your project plan has been approved.
Learning platform
Our course pages can be found at kurser.math.su.se.
Teaching during autumn 2021
Teaching at the Department of Mathematics autumn 2021
Conditionally admitted
It is quite common that the student at the time of application has not finished all courses that are given as special eligibility requirements for the course or programme the student has applied for. This will result in the admission status "Conditionally admitted".
The administration of conditions will be carried out just before course start. As long as the condition remains you cannot complete online registration to the courses you will take. If the condition is still in place by course start, and you haven't received any notification about whether or not you'll be allowed to take the course or programme you have applied for, contact our student advisors. If the course is one where online registration closes early, contact us before it closes.
You can also be conditionally admitted because you need to pay a tuition fee. You can find more information on tuition fees here:
Payment and repayment of tuition fee
Tuition fee payment, timeline autumn semester 2021
Placed on reserve list
If you have a reserve place for a course, we may be able to offer you a spot in which case we will contact you around the start of the semester. If you have a conditional reserve place and are offered a place on the course, you also need to fulfil the condition(s) before you can take your place on the course.
More information
New student: information about admission, registration, course literature and course web
Contact for questions about studies
How to contact us during the summer if you have an urgent question
Welcome activities
Stockholm University organises a series of welcome activities that stretch over a few weeks at the beginning of each semester. The programme is voluntary (attendance is optional) and includes Arrival Service at the airport and an Orientation Day, see more details about these events below.
Your department may also organise activities for welcoming international students. More information will be provided by your specific department.
Find your way on campus
Stockholm University's main campus is in the Frescati area, north of the city centre. While most of our departments and offices are located here, there are also campus areas in other parts of the city.
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For new international students
This course is one of the requirements for eligibility to our Master's Programme in Mathematics.
The course covers: Group theory: sub groups, cosets, Lagrange's theorem, homomorphisms, normal subgroups and quotient groups, permutation groups, simple groups. Rings and fields: matrix rings, quaternions, ideals and homomorphisms, quotient rings, polynomial rings, principal ideal rings, Euclidean rings and unique factorization. Fields and vector spaces: finite-dimensional vector spaces, algebraic field extensions, finite fields.
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Course structure
The course consists of one element.
Teaching format
Instruction is given in the form of lectures and exercises.
Assessment
The course is assessed through written and oral examination.
Assessment when the course is given as a distance course
Even when the course is given as a distance course, the exam is on campus. If you cannot come to Stockholm for the exam, you may be able to arrange to take the exam elsewhere, e.g. at another university or (if you are not in Sweden) at a Swedish embassy or consulate.
More information (in Swedish) about taking exams elsewhere
Examiner
A list of examiners can be found on
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Schedule
The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course. -
Course literature
Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.
Dummit & Foote: Abstract Algebra. John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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Course reports
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More information
New student
During your studiesCourse web
We do not use Athena, you can find our course webpages on kurser.math.su.se.
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Contact
