Math 3360 Foundations of Algebra I,
Fall 2008
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MWF 11:00–11:50 am in MA
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Lars Winther Christensen
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10–11 am, R 1:30–2:30 pm and F 12–1 pm
(in MA 251), or by
appointment
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Handouts and Links
Reading and Self-assessment Problems
| Date |
In class (pp.) | Suggested problems |
Next class (pp.) |
| 3 Dec |
133–135 |
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— |
| 1 Dec |
128–130 |
3.10: 4, 12 |
133–135 |
| 24 Nov |
126–128 |
3.9.12; 3.10: 1(i)–(iii), 2 |
128–131 |
| 21 Nov |
— |
3.9: 2,3,4,10 |
126–128 |
| 19 Nov |
122–124 |
— |
— |
| 17 Nov |
116–119 |
3.8: 1,3 |
122–124 |
| 12 Nov |
review of ch. 2 |
— |
116–119 |
| 10 Nov | 112–114
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3.7.6, 3.7.10 |
review ch. 2 |
| 24 Oct | 73–81
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2.6.2, 2.7.7 |
83–89 |
| 22 Oct | 70–72
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2.5: 4,7 |
73–81 |
| 20 Oct | 69
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2.5.1 |
70–72 |
| 17 Oct | 66–67
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2.4: 11 |
69–72 |
| 15 Oct | 63–66
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2.4: 1,2,6,11 |
66–67 |
| 13 Oct | 61–62
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2.2.5(i)&(iv), 2.2.8; 2.3: 1,8 |
63–66 |
| 8 Oct | review
of ch. 1 |
— |
61–62 |
| 6 Oct | 57–59 |
— |
review ch. 1 |
| 3 Oct | 53–55 |
1.11: 4,5,7(a&b) | 57–59 |
| 1 Oct | 51–53 |
1.11: 2,3,4 | 53–55 |
| 29 Sep | 47–51 |
1.10: 1,2 | 51–53 |
| 26 Sep | 45–47 |
1.9: 11,14,15 | 47–51 |
| 24 Sep | 42–45 |
1.9: 1,5,7 | 45–47 |
| 22 Sep | 38–42 |
1.7.5, 1.8.2 | 42–45 |
| 19 Sep | 35–38 |
1.6.5, 1.7.4 | 38–42 |
| 17 Sep | 33–34 |
1.5: 3,4 | 35–39 |
| 15 Sep | 31 |
1.4: 7,14 | 33–34 |
| 10 Sep | 28–30 |
Find (527,901) and (1163, 78) | 31 |
| 8 Sep | 26–28 |
1.4: 1,2,3 | 28–30 |
| 5 Sep | 23–24 |
1.3: 5,6,8 | 26–30 |
| 3 Sep | 20–22 |
1.2.22; 1.3: 2,3 | 23–24 |
| 27 Aug | 15–17 |
1.2: 8,11,15 | 20–22 |
| 27 Aug | 10–15 |
1.2: 1,3,13 | 15–17 |
| 25 Aug | 1–8 |
0.4: 2,5,10,13 | 10–17 |
Homework
| Date |
Assigned problems | Due date |
| 24 Nov | 3.3.3, 3.4.12,
3.6.2, 3.6.8, 3.7.5, 3.8.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.10
3.10.7, | 3 Dec |
| 16 Nov | 3.3.5,
3.4.6, 3.6.6, 3.7.7 | 21 Nov |
| 9 Nov | 2.2.11,
2.3.4, 2.4.10, 2.5.1, 2.6.12, 2.7.3 | 12 Nov |
| 31 Oct | 2.6.6, 2.7.6,
3.2.2 | 10 Nov |
| 24 Oct | 1.11.5, 2.4.9,
2.5.5 | 31 Oct |
| 17 Oct | 2.2.7,
2.3.3, 2.4.7 | 24 Oct |
| 10 Oct | 1.11.10, 2.2.1,
2.2.5(ii)&(iii) | 17 Oct |
| 3 Oct | 1.1.16(iii), 1.3.4,
1.5.4, 1.9.10(a&c), 1.10.3(b), 1.11.7(c&d) | 8 Oct |
| 26 Sep | 1.7.5,
1.9.6, 1.9.9 | 3 Oct |
| 19 Sep | 1.2.16(ii),
1.4.14, 1.5.5 | 26 Sep |
| 12 Sep | 1.4: 3,8,11 | 19 Sep |
| 5 Sep | 1.2.12; 1.3: 3,7 | 12 Sep |
| 29 Aug | 1.2: 4,7,16(iv) | 5 Sep |
| 25 Aug | 0.4: 7,12,16 | 29 Aug |
Grades
The graded work comprises homework assignments, two (2)
midterm exams and the final exam.
Grades are posted
at WebCT, they
count towards the final grade with weights as follows:
| Homework: |
35% |
| Midterm exams: |
40% (20% each) |
| Final exam: |
25% |
Final grades will be assigned according to 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% |
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