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Rhea Section for MA453: "Abstract Algebra"

Professor Walther, Fall 2013



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Course Info

  • Instructor: Prof. Walther
    • Office: MATH 746
    • email: walther at math dot purdue
    • Office hours: Tue 12:30-1:30, Th 1:30-2:00.
  • Book: Contemporary Abstract Algeba by J. Gallian, Edition 8

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For some lovely contributions, see Honors Project 2011 by Daniel Lee

Deadline: Sunday before dead week (Dec 1, 2013)

Topic Number Topic Description Team Name
1 The Burnside theorem and counting orbits Name
2 p-groups and the Sylow theorems Team 7
3 Penrose tilings 453WaltherFall2013_Team 1
4 Classifying Platonic solids via subgroups of SO(3) Name
5 Quadratic forms, the spectral theorem, and signature Name
6 Pell's equation: subgroups of the solution set Name
7 What polynomials allow explicit formulae for solutions? Name
8 The classification of finite simple groups Name
9 The monster groups and other sporadic groups Name
10 Origami and groups 453WaltherFall2013_Team6
11 Lie groups Name
12 Crystals and symmetries Name
13 Elliptic curves and public key cryptography Team 4

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