# On Galois Theorem and Dummit and Foote text !

in dummit and foote text , galois theory is presented in chapter 14 . group theory is presented in 6 chapter , ring theory in 3 chapter and so on

my qestion is , which chapters of the text is needed to study galois theory in the text ??

stanford class for example teach chapter 1 , 2 , 3 ,4 , 7 ,8 and ommit chapter 5 , 6 . is those two chapters are important for the study of galois theory ??

what about the rest of the chapters ? which chapters is important for the study of galois theory in the text ??

• What class of Stanford are you referring to? Is that class on Galois theory? If in briefest terms, of course one could start learning the theory after one learns something about field theory and group theory. I suppose that Stanford class skips group theory because of its simplicity, not for it is irrelevant. – awllower Feb 12 '13 at 12:55
• @awllower , no , it's not a course on galois theory , here it is , math.stanford.edu/~galatius/120F12 – Fawzy Hegab Feb 12 '13 at 13:19

I'd say chapters $\,5-6\,$ in D&F can be skipped at first without impairing the basic understanding of Galois Theory, yet you're really going to need to know about soluble (solvable) groups in order to understand the whole thing, and this appears in chapter 6.