MATH321-26S1 (C) Semester One 2026

Rings and Fields

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2026
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 May 2026

Description

An introduction to fields and rings, including applications to coding theory and the impossibility of constructions such as ‘squaring the circle’.

Prerequisites

15 points from (MATH220, MATH203, EMTH211) and a further 15 points from (MATH201, MATH202, MATH203, MATH220, MATH240, EMTH210, EMTH211). RP: MATH220 and MATH203

Restrictions

MATH439, MATH311

Recommended Preparation

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 John Britten 117 HP Seminar Room
16 Feb - 22 Mar
20 Apr - 24 May
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 E14 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May
Lecture C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 10:00 - 11:00 E14 Lecture Theatre
16 Feb - 29 Mar
20 Apr - 31 May

Examinations, Quizzes and Formal Tests

Quiz A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 John Britten 117 HP Seminar Room
23 Mar - 29 Mar
02 Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 Location advised via TimeEdit
23 Mar - 29 Mar
Quiz B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 John Britten 117 HP Seminar Room
25 May - 31 May
02 Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 Location advised via TimeEdit
25 May - 31 May
Test A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 19:00 - 20:00 Jack Erskine 031 Lecture Theatre
20 Apr - 26 Apr
02 Monday 19:00 - 20:00 Location advised via TimeEdit
20 Apr - 26 Apr

Course Coordinator

Brendan Creutz

Lecturer

Felipe Voloch

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $951.00

International fee $5,388.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mathematics and Statistics .

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