Lecture schedule for Math 701
Here is a rough outline of the material we intend to cover.

  1. Week 1, Sept. 4 - 11, Review of linear algebra and sections from Chapter 11, Vector spaces

  2. Week 2, Sept. 16 - 18, Appendix II, Basic category theory

  3. Week 3, Sept. 23 - 25, Chapter 10, Modules

  4. Week 4, Sept. 30 - 2, Chapter 10, cont'd

  5. Week 5, Oct. 7 - 9, Chapter 12, Modules over a PID

  6. Week 6, Oct. 21 - 23, Chapter 12, cont'd

  7. Week 7, Oct. 28 - 30, Chapter 18, representation theory; midterm test Oct. 30

  8. Week 8, Nov. 4 - 6, Chapter 18, cont'd

  9. Week 9, Nov. 11 - 13, Chapter 18, cont'd

  10. Week 10, Nov. 18 - 20, Chapter 19, applications of character theory to group theory

  11. Week 11, Nov. 25 - 27, Chapter 19, cont'd

  12.  Week 12, Dec. 2 - 4, addtional topics as time permits