F16 M350 Final

MATH 350 FINAL EXAM FALL 2016
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NAME h h
PROFESSOR GABRIEL SOSA
INSTRUCTIONS
1. There are 12 problems and a total of 18 pages (including this cover sheet).
2. Read the problems carefully and answer ONLY what is being specifically asked, in the
way that it is being asked.
3. To receive any credit, you must show sufficient work. Partial credit will be given ONLY
if sufficient progress towards an answer is shown. No credit will be given to correct
answers obtained from inconsistent and/or incorrect work.
4. Simplify all your answers.
5. Place all final answers in the boxes provided, and express them in the form requested/specified.
6. You must comply with Amhersts Honor Code and the guidelines provided on the
syllabus regarding examinations.
7. No Calculators are allowed
Good luck!
Problem Points Max. Possible

1 20
2 20
3 20
4 15
5 15
6 35
7 10
8 15
9 10
10 10
11 20
12 10
TOTAL 200
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1. (20 points) Define the following concepts. (Please be precise. You need to provide a
definition for all technical terms you use on that have not been previously defined on
the exam).
(a) Group
(b) Subgroup
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(c) Normal Subgroup
(d) Factor (Quotient) Group
(e) Simple Group
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the exam).
(a) Center of a Group
(b) Group Homomorphism
(c) Kernel of a Group Homomorphism
(d) Image of a Group Homomorphism
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the exam).
(a) Commutative ring with identity
(b) Unit
(c) Ideal
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(d) Principal Ideal
(e) Maximal Ideal
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4. State the following theorems. Make sure all the relevant hypothesis for the theorem are
expressed fully and properly.
(a) (5 points) Lagranges Theorem.
(b) (5 points) The First Isomorphism Theorem for Groups
(c) (5 points) The division algorithm for polynomial rings over a field.
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5. Short Answer Questions on Cyclic Groups

(a) (5 points) What is the order of [45]300 on Z300 ?
(b) (5 points) How many normal subgroups does Z72 have?
(c) (5 points) How many generators does Z72 have?
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6. Short Answer Questions on Permutation Groups

(a) (15 points) Let = (134)2 (321)(415)1 .
(i) Write as a product of disjoint cycles.
(ii) Find o().
(iii) Is A7 ? Justify your answer.
(b) (10 points) Write all possible disjoint cycle structures for elements of S5 , for each
cycle structure provide the order and the number of elements of S5 that possess
that cycle structure.
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(c) (5 points) If A8 and we know that
(1) = 3 (2) = 5 (3) = 1

,
(5) = 7 (6) = 2 (8) = 4
determine (7).
(d) (5 points) Compute (r3 m)(r2 m)(r3 m)1 in D7 .
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7. (10 points) Short-Answer Questions on Isomorphisms

List four non-isomorphic groups of order 24. (At least two of them must not be abelian).
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8. Short-Answer Questions on Rings

(a) (5 points) Write all irreducible polynomials of degree 2 in F3 [x].
(b) (5 points) Give an example of a commutative ring with identity that is not an
integral domain.
(c) (5 points) Give an example of an integral domain that is not a field.
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9. (10 points) Let H1 , H2 be two subgroups G. Show that H1 H2 is a subgroup of G.
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10. (10 points) Show that if H is a subgroup of G and [G : H] = 2 then H is normal.
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11. (20 points) Let R be a ring.

(a) (10 points) Show that if I and J are ideals of R then I + J = {s + s0 : s I, s0 J}
is an ideal of R.
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(b) (10 points) Use part (a) to show that if R is a commutative ring with identity and
M and N are maximal ideals with M 6= N then M + N = R.
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12. (10 points) If : G G0 is a homomorphism and gcd(o(G), o(G0 )) = 1 then is a

trivial homomorphism.
(Remark: You can assume all results about group homomorphisms).
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BONUS QUESTIONS
1. Let G be an abelian group of order n. Let p be a prime number that divides n, (i.e.
p|n). Show that Gp = {g G : o(g) = pn for some n N} is a subgroup of G.
2. Let G be a group and let g G\Z(G).
(a) Show that Z(G) ( G.
(b) Show that [G : Z(G)] cannot be a prime number.
3. Let R be a commutative ring with identity. Show that M is a maximal ideal if and
only if R/M is a field.
4. How many non-isomorphic abelian groups are there of order 360? Justify your
answer.
5. How many non-isomorphic groups are there of order 99? Justify your answer.
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MATH 350 FINAL EXAM FALL 2016

PROFESSOR GABRIEL SOSA

4. Simplify all your answers.

7. No Calculators are allowed

Problem Points Max. Possible

(c) Normal Subgroup

(d) Factor (Quotient) Group

(e) Simple Group

(b) Group Homomorphism

(c) Kernel of a Group Homomorphism

(d) Image of a Group Homomorphism

(d) Principal Ideal

(e) Maximal Ideal

(b) (5 points) The First Isomorphism Theorem for Groups

5. Short Answer Questions on Cyclic Groups

(b) (5 points) How many normal subgroups does Z72 have?

(c) (5 points) How many generators does Z72 have?

6. Short Answer Questions on Permutation Groups

(ii) Find o().

(iii) Is A7 ? Justify your answer.

(c) (5 points) If A8 and we know that

(1) = 3 (2) = 5 (3) = 1

(d) (5 points) Compute (r3 m)(r2 m)(r3 m)1 in D7 .

7. (10 points) Short-Answer Questions on Isomorphisms

8. Short-Answer Questions on Rings

(c) (5 points) Give an example of an integral domain that is not a field.

9. (10 points) Let H1 , H2 be two subgroups G. Show that H1 H2 is a subgroup of G.

10. (10 points) Show that if H is a subgroup of G and [G : H] = 2 then H is normal.

11. (20 points) Let R be a ring.

12. (10 points) If : G G0 is a homomorphism and gcd(o(G), o(G0 )) = 1 then is a

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