MTHE 217  Algebraic Structures with Applications  Units: 3.50  
Introduction to algebraic systems and structures, and their engineering applications. Topics include symbolic logic; switching and logic circuits; set theory, equivalence relations and mappings; the integers and modular arithmetic; groups, cyclic groups, Lagrange's theorem, group quotients, group homomorphisms and isomorphisms; applications to error-control codes for noisy communication channels.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
Requirements: Prerequisites:  APSC 174
Corequisites:
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Offering Term: F  
CEAB Units:    
Mathematics 18  
Natural Sciences 0  
Complementary Studies 0  
Engineering Science 16  
Engineering Design 8  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Proving basic results on relations and functions as well as basic results in set theory and number theory.Â
- Proving basic results in group theory.
- Showing an understanding of groups, subgroups, and group homomorphisms.
- Proficiency in symbolic logic.
- Using linear algebraic and group theoretic tools to model and analyze error-correcting codes.
