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., 4/24), 20% for each of two in-class tests, and 30% for the final (Wed. 5/3, 2:15-4:15pm).
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 Format4/24 for 4/26: Read Section 6.8. Third graded homework (due 4/24). 4/21 for 4/24: Read Sections 6.6, 6.7; do Section 6.9, page 151, Exercise 35. 4/19 for 4/21: Read Sections 6.4, 6.5; do Section 6.9, page 151, Exercises 30, 31. 4/17 for 4/19: Read Sections 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 through Example 6.17; do Section 6.9, pages 149 - 153, Exercises 4, 11, 16, 51. 4/14 for 4/17: Read Section 5.6; do Section 5.7, page 118, Exercise 44. 4/12 for 4/14: Complete reading of Section 5.5; do Section 5.7, pages 117 - 8, Exercises 34, 35, 36. 4/10 for 4/12: Read Section 5.5 through Example 5.27; do Section 5.7, page 117, Exercises 28, 29, 31. Click here for Practice Test #2 in Portable Document Format 4/3 for 4/5: Complete reading of Section 5.4; do Section 5.7, page 117, Exercise 27. 3/31 for 4/3: Read Section 5.4 through Example 5.23; do Section 5.7, page 116, Exercise 24. 3/29 for 3/31: Read Section 5.3; do Section 5.7, pages 115 - 6, Exercises 21, 23, 26. 3/27 for 3/29: Read Section 5.2; do Section 5.7, pages 115 - 6, Exercises 14, 15, 17, 19, 22. 3/27 for 3/29: Read Section 5.2; do Section 5.7, pages 115 - 6, Exercises 14, 15, 22. 3/24 for 3/27: Read Section 5.1; do Section 5.7, page 114, Exercises 3 - 7. 3/22 for 3/24: Read Section 4.7; do Section 4.9, pages 90 - 92, Exercises 36 through 39, 49, 54. 3/20 for 3/22: Complete reading of Section 4.6; do Section 4.9, pages 90 - 91, Exercises 29, 35, 40. Second graded homework (due 3/10). 3/8 for 3/10: Read Section 4.6 through Example 4.45; do Section 4.9, pages 89 - 90, Exercises 24, 25, 31. 3/6 for 3/8: Read Section 4.5; do Section 4.9, page 89, Exercises 22, 23. 3/3 for 3/6: Read Section 4.4; do Section 4.9, page 88, Exercises 18 through 21. 3/1 for 3/3: Read Section 4.3; do Section 4.9, page 88, Exercises 11, 12, 13. 2/27 for 3/1: Read Section 4.2; do Section 4.9, page 87, Exercises 4, 6, 7, 8. 2/24 for 2/27: Read Section 4.1; do Section 2.8, page 39, Exercise 10 and Section 4.9, page 87, Exercises 1, 2, 4(a), 8(b), 9. 2/22 for 2/24: Read Section 3.5; do Section 3.6, page 62, Exercise 11, 14, 22. Click here for Practice Test #1 in Portable Document Format 2/15 for 2/17: Read Section 3.4; do Section 3.6, page 61, Exercise 12. 2/13 for 2/15: Read Section 3.3; do Section 3.6, page 61, Exercises 7, 8. 2/10 for 2/13: Read Section 3.2; do Section 3.6, page 61, Exercises 3 - 5. 2/8 for 2/10: Read Section 3.1; do Section 3.6, page 61, Exercises 1, 2. 2/6 for 2/8: Read Section 2.7; do Section 2.8, pages 42 - 43, Exercises 37, 42, 44. First graded homework (due 2/6). 2/3 for 2/6: Read Section 2.6; do Section 2.8, pages 41 - 42, Exercises 29, 34. 2/1 for 2/3: Read Section 2.5; do Section 2.8, page 40, Exercises 20, 24, 23. 1/30 for 2/1: Read Section 2.4; do Section 2.8, page 39, Exercises 5, 8, 9. 1/27 for 1/30: Read Section 2.3; do Section 2.8, page 39, Exercises 3, 4. 1/25 for 1/27: Read Sections 2.1, 2.2; do Section 2.8, page 39, Exercises 1, 2. Zeroth graded homework (due 1/25). 1/23 for 1/25: Read Section 1.8. 1/20 for 1/23: Read Section 1.7. 1/18 for 1/20: Read Section 1.6; do Section 1.9, page 20, Exercises 27, 32. 1/13 for 1/18: Read Sections 1.3 through 1.5; do Section 1.9, pages 17 - 19, Exercises 12, 14, 22. 1/11 for 1/13: Read Section 1.2; do Section 1.9, page 17, Exercises 5, 9. 1/9 for 1/11: Read Section 1.1; do Section 1.9, page 17, Exercise 1. |