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Elementary Module Theory (III): Approaching Linear Algebra

Posted on July 3, 2013 by

The Hom Group Continuing from the previous installation, here’s another way of writing the universal properties for direct sums and products. Let Hom(M, N) be the set of all module homomorphisms M → N; then: (*) for any R-module N. In the case where there’re finitely … Continue reading →

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Elementary Module Theory (II)

Posted on June 29, 2013 by

Having defined submodules, let’s proceed to quotient modules. Unlike the case of groups and rings, any submodule can give a quotient module without any additional condition imposed. Definition. Let N be a submodule of M. By definition, it’s an additive … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Ring Theory (4)

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

It’s now time to talk about homomorphisms. Definition. Let R, S be rings. A function f : R → S is a ring homomorphism if it satisfies the following: f(1R) = 1S; f(x+y) = f(x) + f(y) for all x, y in … Continue reading →

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Casual Introduction to Group Theory (6)

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

Homomorphisms [ This post roughly corresponds to Chapter VI of the old blog. ] For sets, one considers functions f : S → T between them. For groups, one would like to consider only actions which respect the group operation. Definition.  Let G and … Continue reading →

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