LINEAR ALGEBRA 2 EXERCISE SHEET 1

1. Consider the group Z given by the integers under addition. Determine which
of the following functions f : Z Z are homomorphisms (justify your answer).
(1) f(z) = 2z.
(2) f(z) = 5z + 2.
(3) f(z) = z.
2. Show that Z/pZ is a eld if and only if p is a prime number.
3. Describe all abelian group homomorphisms Z/nZ Z/mZ assuming that m
and n are coprime.
4. Show that the elds Q and Z/pZ do not contain any proper subelds.
5. Show that any homomorphism between elds is injective.
6. Let V = R
3
. For each of the following subsets determine whether it is a basis
(justify your answer).
(1) S
1
= {(0, 0, 1), (0, 0, 8), (0, 1, 0), (1, 0, 0)},
(2) S
2
= {(1, 0, 1), (1, 1, 1)},
(3) S
3
= {(1, 1, 1), (1, 1, 0), (0, 0, 1)}.
7. The set C of complex numbers can be considered as a vector space over R.
What is its dimension? What is the dimension of R considered as a vector space
over Q?
8. Let F
p
= Z/pZ be the eld with p elements for some prime p, and consider the
vector space V = F
3
p
over F
p
. Find an ordered basis for V containing the element
(1, 1, 1).
9. How many possible correct answers are there for question 8?
1