Groups, Rings and Fields (Math 250A) - Fall 2015
University of California, Berkeley



TTh 2.10-3.30pm 247 Cory Hall (Lecture)

Instructor: Prof. Ken Ribet

Course Website: All information relating to the course can be found here. In particular: homework; progress of the course; exam information.

Contact

Email:
Office: 716 Evans Hall

References

Here are some notes from the lecture on finite fields I gave on Nov. 17.

Here are some supplementary reference to the course textbook:

• Topics in Algbera - Herstein.
• Basic Algebra I - N. Jacobson.
• A Book of Abstract Algebra - Pinter.
• Abstract Algebra - Dummit & Foote.
• Algebra - M. Artin.
• Classic Algebra - P. Cohn.
• Group Theory - J. Milne (Available online)
• Algebra - Hungerford.
• An Introduction to Commutative Algebra - Atiyah & MacDonald.

Here are some excellent resources on Galois theory:

• Galois Theory - E. Artin.
• Lecture notes on Galois theory - A. Baker Available here.
• Galois Theory - Pavaman Murthy et al. Available here.
• Galois Theory - M. Reid Notes from a course at Warwick University.

Homework

See the course website for homework policy.

Late homework will not be accepted.

Grading: Homework is graded according to the following qualitative scale:

• 5 points - substantial/complete progress towards solution with at most few minor,unfatal errors.
• 4 points - substantial progres towards solution but with several minor errors or insufficient justification.
• 3 points - adequate progress towards solution but with incomplete/incorrect justifications.
• 2 points - some progress towards solution but including fatal errors.
• 1 point - little progress towards solution.
• 0 point - complete misunderstanding of statement of problem; incorrect justifications demonstrating a lack of understanding of fundamental concepts.