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Math 310 Introduction to Abstract Algebra, Summer 2005

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MTWRF 9:15–10:50 AM, AvH 118
MTWRF 11:00–12:00 AM, or by appointment, AvH 243
Updated June 23
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Grades

There will be homework assignments, quizzes, one midterm exam, and one comprehensive final exam. Grades are posted at My.UNL (Blackboard); they all count towards the final grade with weights as follows:

Homework:
Quizzes:
Midterm:
Final:

20%
25%
25%
30%

Final grades will be assigned according to a curve based on the following percentages:

A+	100–97%	A	96.9–93%	A÷	92.9–90%
B+	89.9–87%	B	86.9–83%	B÷	82.9–80%
C+	79.9–77%	C	76.9–73%	C÷	72.9–70%
D+	69.9–67%	D	66.9–63%	D÷	62.9–60%	F	59.9–0%

Homework

Week	Assigned problems	Due date	Graded	Supplementary problems
5 (July 4–8)	2: 11, 21, 23, 45, 51	–––	–––	2: 50
4 (June 27–July 1)	2: 19, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 44	July 6	19, 31, 40	2: 26
3 (June 20–24)	1: 44; 2: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10	June 29	1: 44; 2: 4, 9	2: 13
2 (June 13–17)	1: 18, 21, 22, 31, 42, 51, 54	June 22	18, 22, 54	1: 13, 41
1 (June 6–10)	1: 4, 5, 8, 11, 15, 17, 25	June 14	4, 8, 11	1: 2, 3, 9, 14

Links

	Wikipedia about Evariste Galois (see p. 86)
	Try The Rabin Primality Test (see p. 29)
	The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (see p. 20) GIMPS Home Page
	The sieve of Eratosthenes (see p. 19) A Java implementation

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