STELLA MARIS COLLEGE

OROQUIETA CITY

MAJOR 9: Abstract Algebra

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
August , 2017

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Class Schedule: Perfect Score: 65
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I. DEFINITION: Give the definition of the following algebraic terms. [2 points each]
1. an isomorphism

2. a group

3. an abelian group

4. a semigroup

5. a monoid

II. TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE on the blank provided before each number if the given statement
is always true. Otherwise, write FALSE. [1 point each]
1. The group hZ, +i is abelian.
2. Commutative groups are called abelian in honor of the Norwegian mathematician Neils Henrik
Abel (1802-1829).
3. The binary structures hQ, +i and hZ, +i under the usual addition are not isomorphic.
4. The set of all nonnegative integers (including 0) under addition is not a group.
5. The set Z+ under multiplication is not a group.
6. If ∗ is a binary operation on any set S, then a ∗ a = a for all a ∈ S.
7. A binary operation on a set S may assign more than one element of S to some ordered pair of
elements of S.
8. A binary operation on a set S assigns at most one element of S to each ordered pair of elements
of S.
9. If ∗ is any commutative binary operation on any set S, then a ∗ (b ∗ c) = (b ∗ c) ∗ a for all a, b,
c ∈ S.
10. The group hQ, ·i is abelian.
11. A group may have more than one identity element.
12. The set Z+ under addition is not a group.
13. A binary operation on a set S assigns at least one element of S to each ordered pair of elements
of S.
14. Every binary operation defined on a set having exactly one element is both commutative and
associative.
15. The group hR, +i is abelian.
16. A binary operation on a set S assigns exactly one element of S to each ordered pair of elements
of S.
17. The binary structures hC, ·i and hR, ·i under the usual multiplication are not isomorphic.
 18. If ∗ is any associative binary operation on any set S, then a ∗ (b ∗ c) = (b ∗ c) ∗ a for all a, b,
c ∈ S.
19. The set of all real-valued functions with domain R under function addition is a group.
20. A binary operation ∗ on a set S is commutative if there exist a, b ∈ S such that a ∗ b = b ∗ a.
21. The set Mm×n (R) of all m × n matrices under matrix addition is a group. The matrix with all
entries 0 is the identity matrix. This group is abelian.

III. Show the following:

1. The binary structure hR, +i with operation the usual addition is isomorphic to the structure hR+ , ·i,
where · is the usual multiplication. [12 points]

2. A binary structure hS, ∗i has at most one identity element. That is, if there is an identity element,
it is unique. [8 points]

3. Suppose hS, ∗i has an identity element element e for ∗. If φ : S → S 0 is an isomorphism of hS, ∗i

with hS 0 , ∗0 i, then φ(e) is an identity element for the binary operation ∗0 on S 0 . [8 points]

4. Let G be a group. For all a, b ∈ G, we have (a ∗ b)0 = b0 ∗ a0 . [6 points]