ALMOST F-INJECTIVE MODULES AND ALMOST FLAT MODULES

A left R-module M is called almost F-infective, if every R-homomorphism from a finitely presented left ideal to M extends to a homomorphism of R to M. A right R-module V is said to be almost flat, if for every finitely presented left ideal I, the canonical map V circle times I -> V circle times R is monic. A ring R is called left almost semihereditary, if every finitely presented left ideal of R is projective. A ring R is said to be left almost regular, if every finitely presented left ideal of R is a direct summand of R-R. We observe some characterizations and properties of almost F-injective modules and almost flat modules. Using the concepts of almost F-injectivity and almost flatness of modules, we present some characterizations of left coherent rings, left almost semihereditary rings, and left almost regular rings.