Bachelor 2024/2025

Algebra

Type: Compulsory course (Data Science and Business Analytics)

Area of studies: Applied Mathematics and Information Science

Delivered by: Big Data and Information Retrieval School

Where: Faculty of Computer Science

When: 1 year, 4 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is a gentle introduction to the theory of algebraic structures, including Groups, Rings and Fields, with applications to Algorithms, Cryptography and Coding Theory. The course provides professional background for further courses related to Discrete Mathematics, Formal Languages, Game Theory and Information Security. Prerequisites: the course is based on knowledge of numerical systems and functions studied in high school, as well as on the basic concepts of the courses on Linear Algebra and Geometry, Calculus and Discrete Mathematics in the first three modules.