HURDLES: This unit has no hurdle requirements.

ATTENDANCE and PARTICIPATION: Please contact the unit convenor as soon as possible if you have difficulty attending and participating in any classes. There may be alternatives available to make up the work. If there are circumstances that mean you miss a class, you can apply for a Special Consideration.

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION:  Assignment submission will be online through the iLearn page.

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You may submit as often as required prior to the due date/time. Please note that each submission will completely replace any previous submissions. It is in your interests to make frequent submissions of your partially completed work as insurance against technical or other problems near the submission deadline.

LATE SUBMISSION OF WORK: All assignments or assessments must be submitted by the official due date and time. No marks will be given to late work unless an extension has been granted following a successful application for Special Consideration. Please contact the unit convenor for advice as soon as you become aware that you may have difficulty meeting any of the assignment deadlines. It is in your interests to make frequent submissions of your partially completed work. Note that later submissions completely replace any earlier submission, and so only the final submission made before the due date will be marked.

FINAL EXAM POLICY:  examinations for individuals or groups of students. All students are expected to ensure that they are available until the end of the teaching semester, that is, the final day of the official examination period. The only excuse for not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these special circumstances, you may apply for special consideration via ask.mq.edu.au.

SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS:

IMPORTANT: If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled in the interval between the regular exam period and the start of the next session. If you apply for special consideration, you must give the supplementary examination priority over any other pre-existing commitments, as such commitments will not usually be considered an acceptable basis for a second application for special consideration. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. You can check the supplementary exam information page on FSE101 in iLearn (https://bit.ly/FSESupp) for dates, and approved applicants will receive an individual notification sometime in the week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.

Classes

Lectures: you should attend two hours of each lecture stream each week, making a total of four hours per week.

Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials

The required text for the Galois Theory part of MATH338 is Ian Stewart, Galois Theory Chapman and Hall 4th Edition. Lecture notes will be provided for the Advanced Linear Algebra part of MATH338.

ADDITIONAL TEXTS

Galois Theory

• John A. Beachy, Introductory Lectures on Rings and Modules Cambridge 1999. 
• Harold M. Edwards, Galois Theory Springer, 1984, Graduate Texts in Mathematics 101 (written in the spirit of "Read the masters!", there is a definite attempt to expose Galois' original ideas).
• Emil Artin, Galois Theory Notre Dame Mathematical Lectures 2, 1959 (the pithy work of a master - very thin).
• Francis Borceux and George Janelidze, Galois Theories Cambridge Studies in Advanced Mathematics 72, 2001 (the early sections are appropriate for this unit; the keen student can then find how Galois' ideas have developed in recent times).
• Tom Petsinis, The French Mathematician, A Novel Penguin, 1997 (non-technical novel written in the first person as Galois, sets the historical stage for Galois' work; a fun read of a sad tale!).

Advanced Linear Algebra

• Gilbert Strang, Linear Algebra and its Applications Brooks/Cole, 1988 (contains useful supporting material, but too elementary for this course).
• B. Hartley and T.O. Hawkes, Rings, Modules, and Linear Algebra, Chapman and Hall.

Technology Used and Required

Students are expected to have access to an internet enabled computer with a web browser and Adobe Reader software. Several areas of the university provide wireless access for portable computers. There are computers for student use in the Library.

Difficulties with your home computer or internet connection do not constitute a reasonable excuse for lateness of, or failure to submit, assessment tasks.

The following table gives an approximate timetable for the topics covered week-by-week.