MA 542 : Modern Algebra II
Teacher: Rob Harron
Spring 2010
MWF 1:00pm–2:00pm
GCB 206 (Second floor of 750 Commonwealth avenue)
Textbooks:
•
Contemporary Abstract Algebra, Seventh Edition
, Joseph A. Gallian
•
Fields and Galois Theory, v. 4.21
, J.S. Milne
Office Hours:
M 2:30pm–3:30pm, F 3:00pm–4:00pm in my office (MCS 230)
Announcements:
First meeting:
Wednesday, Jan. 13
Office hours for the final:
Friday, Apr. 30, 2:00pm–4:00pm & Monday, May 3, 1:00pm–3:00pm
Take-Home Final:
The final will be a take-home exam.
Start:
the final will be sent to you after my office hours on Monday, May 3
Due:
it is due by Friday, May 7, 5:00pm, in my office.
No late submissions.
Rules:
No discussing the exam amongst yourselves.
You may consult the textbook (Gallian), your course notes, your assignments, and the solutions I've written up.
You may
not
otherwise use the internet, or any other resource.
The take-home final has been emailed to you.
Course material:
Syllabus
Assignment 1
, due Wednesday, Jan. 20
Solutions to assignment 1
Assignment 2
, due Wednesday, Jan. 27
Solutions to assignment 2
Assignment 3
, due Wednesday, Feb. 3
Solutions to assignment 3
Assignment 4
, due Wednesday, Feb. 10
Solutions to assignment 4
Assignment 5
, due Wednesday, Feb. 17
Solutions to assignment 5
Assignment 6
, due
Friday
, Feb. 26 (Note: for mysterious reasons you are probably aware of, you don't have to turn in #8 of chapter 18)
Solutions to assignment 6
Solutions to Midterm
Assignment 7
, due Wednesday, Mar. 24
Solutions to assignment 7
Assignment 8
, due Wednesday, Mar. 31
Solutions to assignment 8
Assignment 9
, due Wednesday, Apr. 7
Solutions to assignment 9
Assignment 10
, due Wednesday, Apr. 14
Solutions to assignment 10
Assignment 11
, due
Thursday
, Apr. 22
Solutions to assignment 11
Assignment 12
, due Wednesday, Apr. 28
Solutions to assignment 12
Last modified: 30th of April, 2010