MATH 42122/MATH62122  Galois Theory: Course Information for 2012/2013

Lecturer:  Prof  Ralph Stöhr

General information about this course can be found here.

The exposition of the material will closely follow the main recommended text book,

- E. Artin, Galois Theory, Dover Publications 1998,

a classical text on Galois Theory. The book is available from Blackwell's online at £ 8.99 and from Amazon at £ 8.09, excellent value for money. The other two recommended textbooks,

- I. Stewart, Galois Theory, 3rd edition, Chapman and Hall,

- J. B. Fraleigh, A First Course in Abstract Algebra, 7th edition, Addison-Wesley,

are suggested for supplementary reading and, most importantly, as a source for examples (as there are only few examples in Artin's book). These books are rather expensive, but any edition of them will do and a number of copies is available in the library.

Classes: 

Lectures: Wednesday 9-11 am, AT G108

Tutorial: Friday 11-12 am, AT 107

Coursework Test: There will be a 1 hour in-class test on Friday, April 19, 2013, at 11 am in AT G107 (the usual tutorial slot). This is the week after the Easter break.

Here are the test questions and the test solutions.

Exercise  Sheets

- Exercises I

- Exercises II

- Exercises III

- Exercises IV

- Exercises V

- Exercises VI

- Exercises VII

- Exercises VIII

- Exercises IX

 

    Solution Sheets

- Solutions I

- Solutions II

- Solutions III

- Solutions IV

- Solutions V

- Solutions VI

- Solutions VII

- Solutions VIII

- Solutions IX

Notes: 

Notes for the course are available here.

The 2011 Coursework Test:   The 2011 Test paper. Solutions.

Past Exam Papers: 

Galois Theory Exam 2008: Questions, Solutions

Galois Theory Exam 2009: Questions

Galois Theory Exam 2010: Questions

Galois Theory Exam 2011: Questions

Galois Theory Exam 2012: Questions

Last modified: 3 May 2013

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