All reading references refer to Dummit and Foote's Abstract Algebra, 3rd edition, except when explicitly marked otherwise.
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Syllabus for Algebra qualifying exam
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Week 1
Reading On using LaTeX:
Problem 1:
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Videos On using LaTeX:
Problem 1:
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Week 2
Reading On group actions:
On the symmetric group:
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Videos On group actions:
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Week 3
Reading On subgroups:
On group homomorphisms:
On solvable groups:
On automorphisms:
On direct products:
On p-groups:
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Videos On subgroups:
On group homomorphisms:
On solvable groups:
On direct products:
On p-groups:
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Week 4
Reading On solvable groups:
On group homomorphisms:
On group actions:
On p-groups:
On the commutator subgroup:
On the Sylow theorems:
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Videos On solvable groups:
On the isomorphism theorems:
On group actions: On p-groups:
On the commutator subgroup:
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Week 5
Reading On the Sylow theorems:
On subgroups:
On direct products:
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Week 6
Reading On the Sylow theorems:
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