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PMATH 334 - Introduction to Rings and Fields with Applications

Rings, ideals, factor rings, homomorphisms, finite and infinite fields, polynomials and roots, field extensions, algebraic numbers, and applications, for example, to Latin squares, finite geometries, geometrical constructions, error-correcting codes.

Prerequisites

MATH235 or MATH245.

Corequisites

None

Antirequisites

PMATH348

Offerings

Winter 2026 [1261]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6114	30 / 55	15:30 - 16:20	M,W,F

Winter 2025 [1251]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6206	37 / 55	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F

Winter 2024 [1241]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6255	49 / 55	09:30 - 10:20	M,W,F

Winter 2023 [1231]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6429	30 / 55	16:30 - 17:20	M,W,F	MC 4042	Ethan Kowalenko

Winter 2022 [1221]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6345	34 / 55	12:30 - 13:20	M,W,F	RCH 207	Tomas Vavra

Winter 2021 [1211]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 041	6396	53 / 60				Laurent Marcoux

Winter 2020 [1201]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6249	39 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	PHY 150	Nickolas Rollick

Winter 2019 [1191]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6142	32 / 30	12:30 - 13:20	M,W,F	DWE 3519	Blake Madill

Winter 2018 [1181]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6226	27 / 30	16:00 - 17:20	T,Th	RCH 109	Mohammad Assem Abdalqa Mahmoud

Winter 2017 [1171]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5979	31 / 45	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 2035	Michael Deveau

Winter 2016 [1161]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7685	33 / 45	14:30 - 15:20	M,W,F	MC 2034	Blake Madill
LEC 002	9019	1 / 1

Fall 2014 [1149]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5702	12 / 45	08:30 - 09:20	M,T,Th	B2 350	Collin Donald Roberts

Fall 2013 [1139]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5357	30 / 45	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 4064	Wentang Kuo

Fall 2012 [1129]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5275	24 / 30	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 5045	Laurent Walsh Marcoux

Spring 2012 [1125]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3377	24 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	MC 2035	Robert Garbary

Fall 2011 [1119]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5102	18 / 40	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	DWE 1502	Chetat T Ng

Spring 2011 [1115]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3266	19 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	MC 4063	Wentang Kuo

Fall 2010 [1109]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5135	28 / 28	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 6007	Laurent Walsh Marcoux

Spring 2010 [1105]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4640	19 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	MC 4058	Michael Rubinstein

Fall 2009 [1099]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4849	24 / 30	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	DWE 1502	Chetat T Ng

Spring 2009 [1095]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3118	35 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	MC 4040	David McKinnon

Fall 2008 [1089]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3718	18 / 66	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 1085	Shengli Wu

Spring 2008 [1085]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2556	15 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	MC 4041	Chetat T Ng

Fall 2007 [1079]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3420	32 / 66	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 4063	Ross D Willard

Spring 2007 [1075]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2169	19 / 66	09:30 - 10:20	M,W,F	MC 4063	Adam Logan

Winter 2007 [1071]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5668	1 / 1

Fall 2006 [1069]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3301	39 / 66	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	MC 4045	Peter Hoffman

Spring 2006 [1065]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2147	24 / 66	09:30 - 10:20	M,W,F	MC 4041	Adam Logan

Fall 2005 [1059]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3210	48 / 66	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F,C,P,H		Ross D Willard

Spring 2005 [1055]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2144	34 / 66	09:30 - 10:20	M,W,F,M,C		Peter Hoffman

Fall 2004 [1049]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3195	48 / 66	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F,R,C,H		Jason Lucier

Spring 2004 [1045]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2040	33 / 66	09:30 - 10:20	M,W,F,M,C		Michael Rubinstein

Fall 2003 [1039]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3109	60 / 60	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F,P,H,Y		Wentang Kuo

Spring 2003 [1035]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2158	38 / 66	09:30 - 10:20	M,W,F,M,C		Robert Andre

Fall 2002 [1029]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2972	50 / 60	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F,M,C		David McKinnon

Spring 2002 [1025]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	1877	43 / 66	09:30 - 10:20	M,W,F,M,C		Stephen New

Fall 2001 [1019]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2332	49 / 60	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F,R,C,H		David McKinnon

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PMATH 334 leads to

CM 434 - Techniques in Computational Number Theory

CO 485 - The Mathematics of Public-Key Cryptography

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