Course: Lattice Theory and Universal Algebra

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Course title Lattice Theory and Universal Algebra
Course code KAG/TSUA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Chajda Ivan, prof. RNDr. DrSc.
  • Kühr Jan, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Partially ordered sets and lattices. Complete lattices, closure operators, Galois connections. Dedekind-MacNeille completion. Modular and distributive lattices. Boolean algebras, Stone duality. Algebras, subalgebras. Homomorphisms, congruences and quotient algebras. Direct and subdirect products. Varieties of algebras. Terms, identities, free algebras. Congruence permutability, congruence distributivity.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Recommended literature
  • Burris S., Sankappanavar H. P. (2012). A Course in Universal Algebra.
  • Grätzer G. (2011). Lattice Theory: Foundation. Birkhäuser, Basel.
  • Chajda I. (1998). Algebra III. VUP Olomouc.
  • Chajda I. (2013). Teorie svazů a univerzální algebra. VUP Olomouc.
  • Rachůnek J. (2003). Svazy. VUP Olomouc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Mathematics (2023) Category: Mathematics courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter