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Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of MATHEMATICS
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Osman KAZANCI
Co-LecturerAssoc. Prof. Dr. Osman Kazancı
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
know the concepts of semigroup, group, normal subgroup and quotient group, know the fundemental theorems and isomorphism theorems for these structures andknow the applications of these theorems, know the concept of 'action of a group on a set' and know the applications of it, know the sylow theorems and their applications, know the concepts of normal serie, resolvable group and nilpotent group, know their basic theorems, know the applications of these theorems.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : know the concepts of semigroup, group, normal subgroup and quotient group
LO - 2 : know the isomorphism theorems and make their applications
LO - 3 : know the concept of 'action of a group on a set' and know its applications
LO - 4 : know the concept of symmetric group and its basic theorems
LO - 5 : know the sylow theorems and make their applications
LO - 6 : know the concepts of normal serie, resolvable group and nilpotent group, know their basic theorems and make the applications of these theorems
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Semigroups and groups, normal subgroups, quotient groups and isomorphism theorems, action of a group on a set, symmetric groups, sylow theorems, normal series, resolvable and nilpotent groups.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1semigroups
 Week 2groups
 Week 3normal subgroups
 Week 4quotient groups
 Week 5isomorphism theorems
 Week 6action of a group on a set
 Week 7symmetric groups
 Week 9sylow theorems
 Week 10sylow theorems
 Week 11sylow theorems
 Week 12normal series
 Week 13resolvable groups
 Week 14nilpotent groups
 Week 15nilpotent groups
 
Textbook / Material
1Algebra, Thomas W. Hungerford, 1974.
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 10/04/2016 2 50
End-of-term exam 16 29/05/2016 2,0 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 4 14 56
Sınıf dışı çalışma 5 14 70
Arasınav için hazırlık 9 1 9
Arasınav 2 1 2
Kısa sınav 2 1 2
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 10 1 10
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load151