Mathematics 301B: Abstract Algebra
Instructor: Jonathan Smith, 496 Carver, 4-8172 (voice mail)
e-mail: jdhsmithATiastateDOTedu (substitute punctuation)
Office Hours: Mon. 11 am, 3.10pm; Wed. 11 am; Fri. 11am (subject to change).
Grading: 10% for each of three graded homework assignments, 20% for each of two in-class tests, and 30% for the final (Friday, 5/6, 9.45-11.45am).
Textbook: J.D.H. Smith, Introduction to Abstract Algebra, Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4200-6371-4. Click here for errata/addenda in Portable Document Format.
Study Plan: reserve 1 - 2 hours for homework between each pair of classes. Successful performance in the class depends critically on completion of the homework assignments.
Syllabus: Groups and rings, selected topics from Chapters 1 to 6. Homework AssignmentsClick here for Practice Final in Portable Document Format4/25 for 4/27: Read Sections 6.3 (to middle of page 134), 6.4, 6.5, 6.6; do Section 6.9, pages 148 - 149, Exercises 17, 31, 32. 4/22 for 4/27: Read Section 6.1; do Section 6.9, page 117, Exercises 1, 2. Third graded homework due 4/25: Three questions from Section 5.7, Exercises 18, 28, 32, 41, 44. 4/20 for 4/22: Read Sections 5.5, 5.6; do Section 5.7, pages 115 - 116, Exercises 29, 34, 37. 4/18 for 4/20: Read Sections 5.3, 5.4; do Section 5.7, page 114, Exercises 21, 22, 25. 4/15 for 4/18: Read Section 5.2; do Section 5.7, page 113, Exercises 14, 17. Click here for Practice Test #2 in Portable Document Format 4/6 for 4/8: Read Section 5.1; do Section 5.7, page 112, Exercises 3, 4, 7. 4/4 for 4/6: Read Section 4.7; do Section 4.9, pages 90 - 91, Exercises 36, 37, 40. 3/30 for 4/1: Read Section 4.6; do Section 4.9, pages 89 - 90, Exercises 24, 27, 30. 3/28 for 3/30: Read Section 4.5; do Section 4.9, page 89, Exercise 23. 3/25 for 3/28: Read Section 4.4; do Section 4.9, page 88, Exercises 18 through 21. 3/21 for 3/25: Read Sections 4.1 to 4.3; do Section 4.9, page 88, Exercises 11, 12, 16, 13. Second graded homework due 3/21: Three questions from Section 3.6, Exercises 11, 14, 16, 18, 20. 3/9 for 3/11: Read Section 3.5; do Section 3.6, page 62, Exercises 13, 15, 17. 3/7 for 3/9: Read Section 3.4; do Section 3.6, page 61, Exercise 12. 3/4 for 3/7: Do Section 3.6, page 61, Exercise 10. 3/2 for 3/4: Read Section 3.3; do Section 3.6, page 61, Exercises 7, 8. 2/28 for 3/2: Read Section 3.2; do Section 3.6, page 61, Exercises 3, 4, 5. 2/25 for 2/28: Read Section 3.1; do Section 3.6, page 61, Exercises 1, 2. Click here for Practice Test #1 in Portable Document Format 2/16 for 2/18: Do Section 2.8, pages 42 - 43, Exercises 38, 46, 47. 2/14 for 2/16: Read Section 2.7; do Section 2.8, pages 42 - 43, Exercises 36, 37, 42, 44. 2/7 for 2/11: Read Section 2.6; do Section 2.8, pages 41 - 42, Exercises 28, 30, 34. First graded homework due 2/9: Three questions from Section 1.9, Exercises 36 (Correction: "less than or equal to"), 37, 42; Section 2.8, Exercises 13, 21. 2/4 for 2/7: Read Section 2.5; do Section 2.8, page 40, Exercises 20, 23, 25. 2/2 for 2/4: Read Section 2.3; do Section 2.8, page 39, Exercise 3. 1/31 for 2/2: Read Section 2.4; do Section 2.8, page 39, Exercises 5, 8, 9. 1/26 for 1/31: Read Sections 2.1, 2.2; do Section 2.8, page 39, Exercises 1, 2. Zeroth graded homework due 1/26: Three questions from Section 1.9, pages 19 - 20, Exercises 19, 20, 28, 33, 38. 1/24 for 1/26: Read Section 1.8. 1/21 for 1/24: Read Section 1.7. 1/19 for 1/21: Read Section 1.6; do Section 1.9, page 19, Exercises 27, 32. 1/14 for 1/19: Read Sections 1.3 through 1.5; do Section 1.9, pages 17 - 19, Exercises 12, 14, 22. 1/12 for 1/14: Read Section 1.2; do Section 1.9, page 17, Exercises 5, 9. 1/10 for 1/14: Read Section 1.1; do Section 1.9, page 17, Exercise 1. |