Algebra Qualifying Exam

Here is some assorted material related to the Algebra Qualifying Exam. This page has been created by graduate students, so, as always, you should consult the official graduate program page for official information.

Past Qualifying Exams

• Winter 2016: has not happened yet!
• Summer 2016
• Winter 2016
• Summer 2015
• Winter 2015
• Summer 2014
• Winter 2014
• Pre-2014 exams are available here, there is also a file with 1991-2013 quals on Atrium.

Guillermo Mantilla's SEP Notes

In the summers of 2008, 2009, 2010 Guillermo Mantilla ran a well-regarded summer enchancement program in algebra preparing for the qualifying examination. Guillermo wrote up a set of notes covering the material that appears on the qualifying exam. Links appear in the order presented in class, not the order of the respective problems on the exam.

Note: the links below are broken. The files themselves are available on Atrium, there are also 2016 SEP notes by Eric Ramos.

• Linear Algebra
  • Linear Algebra I
  • Linear Algebra II (inner products)
  • Linear Algebra III (Jordan Form)

• Group Theory
  • Group Theory I
  • Group Theory II (group actions)
  • Solvable & Nilpotent Groups
  • Theorems for non-simplicity
    • Non-simplicity proofs for groups of order < 1000

• Field Theory
  • Field Theory I
  • Field Theory II

• Ring Theory
  • Modules
  • Commutative Rings