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Math 5326 Modern Algebra I, Fall 2009

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TR 12:30–1:50 pm in MA 115
Lars Winther Christensen
M 5:00–6:30 pm (in MA 010 by announcement),
W 3:30–5:30 pm and R 9:30–10:30 am, or by appointment
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Handouts and Links

Date Handout / link Comments
27 Aug Syllabus and policies
1 Oct Textbook errata

Reading and Self-assessment Problems

Date In class (pp.) Suggested problems Next class (pp.)
8 Dec 478–479; 491–493
3 Dec 474–478 12.1: 8, 14 478–479, 491–499
1 Dec 465–474 12.1: 8, 14 474–488
24 Nov 459–465 465–475
19 Nov 456–459 459–466
17 Nov Exam 2 456–459
12 Nov 408–440
10 Nov 397–403 10.5: 21 308–440
5 Nov 392–397 10.5: 4 397–403
3 Nov 385–392 10.5: 3 392–398
29 Oct 373–385 10.5: 12 385–392
27 Oct 373–379 10.5: 1 379–387
22 Oct 368–373 10.4: 7 373–380
20 Oct 365–367 10.4: 7 368–375
15 Oct 359–364 10.4: 2, 6 364–371
8 Oct Exam 1 10.3: 1, 6 359–365
6 Oct 349–355
1 Oct 345–349 10.2: 1, 2, 3 349–355
29 Sep 337–343 10.1: 1, 3, 5 345–354
24 Sep 308–313 9.4.1 337–347
22 Sep 303–308 9.3.3 308–315
17 Sep 299–301 9.1.1; 9.2: 6, 8 303–308
14 Sep 289–298 8.3: 2, 8 296, 299–301
10 Sep 284–289 8.3: 2, 8 289–298
8 Sep 275–284 8.2: 1, 5 284–292
3 Sep 267–275 8.1: 3, 5, 6 275–282
1 Sep 263–266 7.6: 3, 5, 7 267–275
27 Aug 260–262 7.5: 2, 6,9 263–267

Homework

Date Assigned problems Due date
29 Nov 10.5.20, 11.2.1, 11.2.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.5, 12.2.1 3 Dec
10 Nov 9.3.3, 10.3.17, 10.4.8, 10.5.11(b,c), 10.5.23, 11.1.8, 11.3.1 24 Nov
5 Nov 7.1.20, 10.3.8, 10.4.24, 10.5.6, 10.5.7, 10.5.11(a), 10.5.14 12 Nov
29 Oct 9.2.10, 10.3.9, 10.4.7, 10.4.12, 10.4.23, 10.5.2 5 Nov
22 Oct 10.2.1, 10.3.6, 10.3.16, 10.4.2, 10.4.6, 10.4.11, 10.4.16 29 Oct
15 Oct 7.6.9, 9.1.13, 10.2.7, 10.3.12, 10.3.18, 10.4.1, 10.4.4 22 Oct
1 Oct 9.4.3, 9.5.4, 10.1.1, 10.1.6, 10.1.18, 10.2.9, 10.3.5 15 Oct
24 Sep 7.4.12, 7.6.8(d,e), 8.3.5, 9.1.4, 9.2.7, 9.4.2 1 Oct
17 Sep 7.3.10, 7.6.8(a,b), 8.2.5, 8.3.6, 9.1.2, 9.2.1 24 Sep
10 Sep 7.4.7, 7.4.11, 8.1.11, 8.2.2, 8.2.8, 8.3.4 17 Sep
3 Sep 7.2.3, 7.3.7, 7.6.1, 7.6.5, 8.1.3 10 Sep
27 Aug 7.1: 11, 15, 18; 7.5: 3, 4 3 Sep

Grades

The graded work comprises homework assignments, two (2) midterm exams, and the final exam.
It counts towards the final grade with weights as follows:

Homework:  40%
Midterm exams:  40%
Final exam:  20%
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