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UC Irvine Spring 2024, 2 Algebra, groups of order 12, alternating group, subgroups

(a) If |𝐺|=12 and 𝐻≤𝐺 has order 6, prove that 𝑔2∈𝐻 for every 𝑔∈𝐺.

(b) Prove that 𝐴4 has no subgroup of order 6.

UC Irvine Spring 2024, 3 Algebra, finite index subgroups, cores, group actions

If 𝐻 has finite index 𝑛 in a group 𝐺, prove that there is a normal subgroup 𝐾◃𝐺 such that

𝐾≤𝐻and[𝐺:𝐾]≤𝑛!.
UC Irvine Spring 2024, 4 Algebra, finitely generated modules, localization

Is ℤ[1/2] finitely generated as a ℤ-module?

UC Irvine Spring 2024, 5 Algebra, Noetherian rings, prime ideals, primary decomposition

Let 𝑅 be Noetherian, let 𝐼⊆𝑝 be ideals, and suppose 𝑝 is the only prime ideal containing 𝐼. Prove that

𝑝𝑚⊆𝐼

for some 𝑚>0.

UC Irvine Spring 2024, 6 Algebra, involutions, eigenvalues, matrix algebra

Let 𝐹 be a field and let 𝐴∈𝑀𝑛(𝐹) satisfy 𝐴2=𝐼𝑛 and 𝐴≠𝐼𝑛. Prove that −1 is an eigenvalue of 𝐴.

UC Irvine Spring 2024, 7 Algebra, finite fields, irreducible polynomials

For which positive integers 𝑒 is 𝑥2+𝑥+1 irreducible over 𝔽2𝑒?

UC Irvine Spring 2024, 8 Algebra, Galois theory, positive characteristic, Artin–Schreier

Let 𝐾/𝐹 be finite Galois. Suppose 𝛼∈𝐾, 0≠𝛽∈𝐹, and

𝜎(𝛼)=𝛼+𝛽

for some 𝜎∈Gal(𝐾/𝐹). Prove that 𝐾 has positive characteristic.

UC Irvine Spring 2024, 9 Algebra, Galois extensions, nested radicals, Galois groups

Prove that ℚ(3+22) has degree four over ℚ and is Galois over ℚ, and compute its Galois group.

UC Irvine Spring 2025, 1 Algebra, maximal subgroups, conjugates, index

Let 𝐺 be a finite group and let 𝐻 be a maximal subgroup of 𝐺. Prove that the number of elements of 𝐺 contained in every conjugate of 𝐻 is at most

(|𝐻|−1)[𝐺:𝐻]+1.
UC Irvine Spring 2025, 10 Algebra, Galois extensions, roots of unity, cyclotomic fields

Let 𝛼≠−1 be a root of 𝑥5+1∈ℚ[𝑥]. Is ℚ(𝛼)/ℚ Galois?

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