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What is a ring (with unity)?
What is a ring (with unity)?
A set with operations * and + such that (R, +) is an abelian group, there exists a 1 ∈ R such that 1 * a = a * 1 = a, a * (b * c) = (a * b) * c, and a * (b + c) = a * b + a * c, (b + c) * a = b * a + c * a.
A ring is commutative if a * b = b * a.
A ring is commutative if a * b = b * a.
True (A)
What are some examples of commutative rings?
What are some examples of commutative rings?
Z, Z ln Z, IR, R[x], Q.
What is a zero divisor?
What is a zero divisor?
R is an integral domain if it is commutative and has no zero divisors.
R is an integral domain if it is commutative and has no zero divisors.
R is a field if it is commutative and every non-zero element is invertible.
R is a field if it is commutative and every non-zero element is invertible.
What are some examples of fields?
What are some examples of fields?
What is a subring?
What is a subring?
What is an ideal?
What is an ideal?
What are some examples of ideals?
What are some examples of ideals?
An ideal I ⊆ R is prime in a commutative ring R if ab ∈ I implies a ∈ I or b ∈ I.
An ideal I ⊆ R is prime in a commutative ring R if ab ∈ I implies a ∈ I or b ∈ I.
What are examples of an ideal being prime in a commutative ring?
What are examples of an ideal being prime in a commutative ring?
What is a (unital) ring homomorphism?
What is a (unital) ring homomorphism?
F is an isomorphism if it is also bijective.
F is an isomorphism if it is also bijective.
What is the kernel of f?
What is the kernel of f?
What is the characteristic of R?
What is the characteristic of R?
If r ∈ R is a zero divisor, then r is not invertible.
If r ∈ R is a zero divisor, then r is not invertible.
If f: R → S is a homomorphism, then Ker(f) is an ideal.
If f: R → S is a homomorphism, then Ker(f) is an ideal.
If I ⊆ R is an ideal, what is R/I?
If I ⊆ R is an ideal, what is R/I?
What is the Fundamental Homomorphism Theorem (FHT)?
What is the Fundamental Homomorphism Theorem (FHT)?
I ⊆ R is a prime ideal if and only if R/I is an integral domain.
I ⊆ R is a prime ideal if and only if R/I is an integral domain.
For any ring, what is the unique homomorphism?
For any ring, what is the unique homomorphism?
Every ideal in Z is principal.
Every ideal in Z is principal.
Every ideal in F[x] is principal for a field F.
Every ideal in F[x] is principal for a field F.
Both Z and F[X] have division algorithms.
Both Z and F[X] have division algorithms.
What is the Rational Root Test?
What is the Rational Root Test?
What is Einstein's criterion?
What is Einstein's criterion?
What is a group?
What is a group?
What are examples of a group?
What are examples of a group?
A group is abelian if a * b = b * a.
A group is abelian if a * b = b * a.
What is a subgroup?
What is a subgroup?
What are some examples of a subgroup?
What are some examples of a subgroup?
What is the order of g ∈ G?
What is the order of g ∈ G?
G is cyclic if G = {g^n : n ∈ Z} for some g ∈ G.
G is cyclic if G = {g^n : n ∈ Z} for some g ∈ G.
What is a homomorphism between groups?
What is a homomorphism between groups?
F: G → H is an isomorphism if it is also bijective.
F: G → H is an isomorphism if it is also bijective.
What are some examples of isomorphisms?
What are some examples of isomorphisms?
What is the kernel of a homomorphism?
What is the kernel of a homomorphism?
Study Notes
Rings
- A ring (with unity) consists of a set with operations * and + where (R, +) is an abelian group and includes multiplicative identity 1.
- Operations follow distributive properties: a * (b + c) = ab + ac and (b + c)a = ba + c*a.
- A ring is commutative if a * b = b * a for all a, b in R.
Types of Rings
- Examples of commutative rings include:
- Z (integers)
- Z ln Z
- IR (real numbers)
- R[x] (polynomials with real coefficients)
- Q (rational numbers)
- A zero divisor is a non-zero element a in R such that there's a non-zero b in R with ab = 0.
- An integral domain is a commutative ring without zero divisors.
Fields
- A field is a commutative ring where every non-zero element has a multiplicative inverse.
- Examples of fields include:
- Q (rationals)
- IR (reals)
- Z/pZ for prime p.
Subrings and Ideals
- A subring S of R satisfies:
- Contains unity (1 ∈ S).
- (S, +) is a subgroup of (R, +).
- For a, b in S, their product ab is also in S.
- An ideal I of R is defined by:
- (I, +) being a subgroup.
- For x ∈ I, r ∈ R, both rx and xr belong to I.
Prime Ideals
- Ideal I in a commutative ring R is prime if ab ∈ I implies a ∈ I or b ∈ I.
- Examples of prime ideals:
- pZ in Z for a prime p.
- Irreducible polynomials in F[x].
Homomorphisms
- A (unital) ring homomorphism f: R → S includes:
- f(1) = 1.
- f(a + b) = f(a) + f(b).
- f(ab) = f(a)f(b).
- Isomorphism exists if the homomorphism is bijective.
- The kernel of f, Ker(f), consists of elements in R mapped to the zero element in S.
Additional Concepts
- The characteristic of R is the smallest n such that adding 1 n times equals 0.
- For any ring, a unique homomorphism exists from Z to R with Kernel char(R)Z.
- Every ideal in Z and F[x] is principal (generated by a single element).
- Fundamental Homomorphism Theorem states R/Ker(f) ≅ S for a surjective homomorphism f.
Groups
- A group G has an operation * satisfying:
- Associativity: a * (b * c) = (a * b) * c.
- There exists an identity element e such that e * g = g for all g in G.
- Each g has an inverse g^(-1) such that g * g^(-1) = e.
- A group is abelian if a * b = b * a, and examples include Z and S_n (symmetric groups).
Subgroups and Orders
- A subgroup H of G must satisfy:
- H is non-empty.
- For a, b in H, the product ab is in H.
- If a is in H, then the inverse a^(-1) is also in H.
- The order of g in G is the smallest positive integer n such that g^n equals the identity.
Isomorphisms and Kernels
- A map f: G → H is a homomorphism if f(ab) = f(a)f(b).
- The kernel of a homomorphism f: G → H is Ker(f) = { g in G | f(g) = e }.
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