Mathematics 301B: Abstract Algebra
Instructor: Jonathan Smith, 496 Carver, 4-8172 (voice mail)
e-mail: jdhsmithATiastateDOTedu (substitute punctuation)
Office Hours: Mon. 11 - 11.50 am, 3.10 - 4 pm; Wed. 11 - 11.50 am; Fri. 11 - 11.50 am (subject to change).
Grading: 10% for each of three graded homework assignments (last due Mon., 4/25), 20% for each of two in-class tests (Wed. 2/24 and Fri. 4/8), and 30% for the final (Tue., 5/3, 12 - 2 pm).
Textbook: J.D.H. Smith, Introduction to Abstract Algebra, Second Edition, Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4987-3161-4.
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 Section 6.7 and Theorem 6.39; do Section 6.9, page 151, Exercise 37. Third graded homework (due 4/25). 4/22 for 4/25: Read Section 6.6 and Theorem 5.24. 4/20 for 4/22: Read Sections 6.4, 6.5; do Section 6.9, pages 150 - 151, Exercises 25, 30, 31, 33. 4/18 for 4/20: Read Sections 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 through Example 6.17; do Section 6.9, pages 149 - 151, Exercises 4, 11, 16, 32. 4/15 for 4/18: Read Section 5.6; do Section 5.7, page 118, Exercise 44. 4/13 for 4/15: Read Section 5.5; do Section 5.7, pages 117 - 118, Exercises 28, 29, 31, 34, 36. 4/11 for 4/13: Read Section 5.4 through Example 5.23; do Section 5.7, page 116, Exercise 24. Click here for Practice Test #2 in Portable Document Format 4/1 for 4/4: Read Section 5.3; do Section 5.7, pages 115 - 6, Exercises 16, 21, 23. 3/30 for 4/1: Read Section 5.2; do Section 5.7, pages 115 - 6, Exercises 14, 15, 22. 3/28 for 3/30: Read Section 5.1; do Section 5.7, page 114, Exercises 3 - 7. 3/25 for 3/28: Read Section 4.8; do Section 4.9, page 91, Exercises 41 - 3. 3/23 for 3/25: Read Section 4.7; do Section 4.9, pages 90 - 91, Exercises 35, 36, 37, 40. 3/11 for 3/23: Read Section 4.6; do Section 4.9, pages 89 - 90, Exercises 24, 25, 29. Second graded homework (due 3/11). 3/9 for 3/11: Read Section 4.5; do Section 4.9, page 89, Exercise 23. 3/7 for 3/9: Read Section 4.4; do Section 4.9, page 88, Exercises 18 through 20. 3/4 for 3/7: Read Sections 4.1 to 4.3; do Section 4.9, pages 87 - 88, Exercises 1, 7, 11, 12, 13. 3/2 for 3/4: Read Section 3.5; do Section 3.6, page 62, Exercise 14, 19. 2/29 for 3/2: Read Section 3.4, and Section 3.5 through page 59; do Section 3.6, pages 61 - 62, Exercises 12, 13. Click here for Practice Test #1 in Portable Document Format 2/17 for 2/19: Read Section 3.3; do Section 3.6, page 61, Exercises 7, 8. 2/15 for 2/17: Read Section 3.2; do Section 3.6, page 61, Exercises 3 - 5. 2/12 for 2/15: Read Section 3.1; do Section 3.6, page 61, Exercises 1, 2. 2/8 for 2/10: Read Section 2.7; do Section 2.8, pages 42 - 43, Exercises 37, 42, 44. First graded homework (due 2/8). 2/5 for 2/8: Read Section 2.6; do Section 2.8, pages 41 - 42, Exercises 29, 34. 2/3 for 2/5: Read Section 2.5; do Section 2.8, page 40, Exercises 20, 24, 23. 2/1 for 2/3: Read Section 2.4; do Section 2.8, page 39, Exercises 5, 8, 9. 1/29 for 2/1: Read Section 2.3; do Section 2.8, page 39, Exercise 3. 1/27 for 1/29: Read Sections 2.1, 2.2; do Section 2.8, page 39, Exercises 1, 2. Zeroth graded homework (due 1/27). 1/25 for 1/27: Read Section 1.8. 1/22 for 1/25: Read Section 1.7. 1/20 for 1/22: Read Section 1.6; do Section 1.9, page 20, Exercises 27, 32. 1/15 for 1/20: Read Sections 1.3 through 1.5; do Section 1.9, pages 17 - 19, Exercises 12, 14, 22. 1/13 for 1/15: Read Section 1.2; do Section 1.9, page 17, Exercises 5, 9. 1/11 for 1/13: Read Section 1.1; do Section 1.9, page 17, Exercise 1. |