Math 321 - Abstract Algebra- Tentative Syllabus

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Last modified: Sunday, January 31, 1999, 12:38 PM

All numbers indicate sections from Gallian's Contemporary Abstract Algebra, Fourth Edition.


Monday
Wednesday
Friday
2/1Chapter 0
Preliminaries
2/3Chapter 0
Preliminaries
2/5Chapter 1
Intro to Groups
2/8Chapter 2
Groups
2/10Chapter 2
Groups
Group HW Due
2/12Chapter 2
Groups
Quiz 1
2/15Chapter 3
Finite Groups; Subgroups
2/17Chapter 3
Finite Groups; Subgroups
Individual HW Due
2/19Chapter 4
Cyclic Groups
2/22Chapter 4
Cyclic Groups
2/24Chapter 5
Permutation Groups
Group HW Due
2/26Presentations
3/1Chapter 5
Permutation Groups
Quiz 2
3/3Chapter 6
Isomorphisms
Individual HW Due
3/5Presentations
3/8Chapter 6
Isomorphisms
3/10Chapter 7
Cosets; Lagrange's Thm
Takehome 1 Due
3/12Presentations
3/15Spring Break 3/17Spring Break 3/19Spring Break
3/22Chapter 7
Cosets; Lagrange's Thm
3/24Chapter 8
External Direct Products
3/26Chapter 9
Normal Subgrps; Factor Grps
3/29Chapter 9
Normal Subgrps; Factor Grps
3/31Chapter 10
Group Homomorphisms
Group HW Due
4/2Chapter 10
Group Homomorphisms
Quiz 3
4/5Chapter 11
Fund. Thm of Abelian Grps
4/7Chapter 12
Intro to Rings
Individual HW Due
4/9Chapter 13
Integral Domains
4/12Chapter 14
Ideals and Factor Rings
4/14Chapter 14
Ideals and Factor Rings
Group HW Due
4/16Chapter 15
Ring Homomorphisms
4/19Chapter 15
Ring Homomorphisms
Quiz 4
4/21Chapter 16
Polynomial Rings
Individual HW Due
4/23Chapter 16
Polynomial Rings
4/26Chapter 17
Factorization of Polynomials
Takehome 2 Due
4/28Chapter 17
Factorization of Polynomials
4/30Chapter 17
Factorization of Polynomials
Group HW Due
5/3Presentations 5/5Presentations 5/7Presentations
5/10Course Overview



Takehome Final Exam Due Saturday, May 15


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