MA5Q6 Graduate Algebra
Term 1

Course Description

The purpose of this module is to gather together some facts and concepts from algebra that are often not part of the undergraduate curriculum, but are important for PhD-level research in many different areas, and will be assumed by seminar speakers. Topics will include introductions to category theory, multilinear algebra, and the basics of homological algebra. More details are on the schedule page.

See the Online Course Handbook for the official line.

Lecturer

Name Office E-mail Phone Office Hour
Diane Maclagan C2.26 Zeeman Building D.Maclagan at warwick.ac.uk (024) 7652 8333 TBA

Course Times and Location



What Where When
Lecture B1.12 weeks 2,3,
A1.01 weeks 4-10 		Monday 11-12
Extra lecture or discussion session B1.12 Wednesday 10-11
Lecture B1.12 Wednesday 11-12
Lecture B3.02 Friday 11-12

Recommended Texts

Some useful books are:
If you want to buy copies of any of these books, I recommend first looking at a site like Alibris.co.uk, which searches multiple independent bookstores.

Announcements

Florian Bouyer is making the notes he is typing up available here. Neither Florian nor I guarantee complete accuracy!

Assessment

There will be homework assignments every week. Homework assignments and due dates will be posted on the schedule webpage, which will also have the reading for the following week. You are encouraged to work on homework together, but you should write up the solutions yourself. No late homework will be accepted. The lowest homework score will be dropped, however, when calculating your homework mark. Homework will be due at 12pm on the Tuesdays indicated on the schedule page.
Your final mark for this module will depend 15% on your homework, and 85% on the examination in Term 3.