Question

someone here knows rings in algebra its urgent

Answer 1

hmmm, rings have division issues is about the most i can recall of them at the moment

Answer 2

no.......i needed help with a theorem

Answer 3

i might not be able to help, but it would be a good idea to post the theorum so that someone could see it and know if they can help out

Answer 4

show that (n) is a maximal ideal of Z if n is prime

Answer 5

and Z is the set of integers right?

and what is the definition of "a maximal ideal"?

Answer 6

is (n) a special notation? or is it just your way of making n standout from the sentence?

Answer 7

ya

Answer 8

hmm, i cant even make sense of the definitions im finding for ideals ....

Answer 9

http://www.maths.nuigalway.ie/MA416/section3-4.pdf

this looks like it might be readable, if you know the terminology being used ... which i dont

Answer 10

what would an ideal of Z properly containing (5) look like? can it be written in set notation by chance?

Answer 11

show Z/(n) is a field