Abstract Algebra, Lecture 1, Syllabus, Intro to Groups, Modular Arithmetic, Sets, & Functions

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(0:00) Welcome and syllabus. (8:33) What is this class about? (Groups, Rings, & Fields). (26:18) Algebraic properties of the natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, rationals, reals, and complexes. (45:22) Modular Arithmetic ("Clock Arithmetic"). (58:12) Basics of naive set theory. (1:05:25) Introduction to functions.

Bill Kinney, Bethel University mathematics department

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