Midterm 2 Review

Q: What topics and theorems do you think are the most important out of those we have studied?

A: I think that the most important topics/theorems are the ideals, the first isomorphism theorem, criteria for groups and cyclic groups.

Q: What questions do you expect to see on the exam?

A: I expect to see questions like those on the study guide. Proofs, examples etc.

Q: What do you need to work on understanding better before the exam?

A: I need to work on finding examples of different things.

A problem I would like to see worked out in class is Give an example of a maximal ideal in a ring that does not contain all proper ideals of the ring.

and #7 on the review sheet.