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MATH172 HM - Abstract Algebra II: Galois Theory

Credit(s): 3

Instructor(s): Karp, Omar, Orrison, Su, Staff (Pomona)

Offered: Jointly; Spring semester at HMC and Pomona

Description: The topics covered will include polynomial rings, field extensions, classical constructions, splitting fields, algebraic closure, separability, Fundamental Theorem of Galois Theory, Galois groups of polynomials, and solvability.

Prerequisite(s): MATH171 HM