Math 5326 Modern Algebra I, Fall 2017
Section:
Class:
Instructor:
Office hours:
(in MA 251)
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001
TR 11:00–12:20 pm
in MA 017
Lars Winther Christensen
M
1:30–3:00 pm and R 2–3:30
or by
appointment
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Handouts and Links
| Date |
In class (pp.) | Suggested problems |
Next class (pp.) |
| 5 Dec |
466–468 |
12.1.6 |
— |
| 30 Nov |
462–466 |
12.1.11 |
466–468 |
| 28 Nov |
456–462 |
12.1.1, 12.1.5 |
462–468 |
| 21 Nov |
398–402 |
10.5.5 |
456–463 |
| 16 Nov |
397–398 |
10.5.4 |
398–402 |
| 14 Nov |
394–397 |
10.5.4 |
397–399 |
| 9 Nov |
Exam 2 |
— |
394–398 |
| 2 Nov |
389–394 |
10.5.3 |
— |
| 31 Oct |
383–388 |
10.5.12 |
389–394 |
| 26 Oct |
378–383 |
10.5.1 |
383–388 |
| 24 Oct |
373–375 |
10.4.16 |
378–383 |
| 19 Oct |
369–373 |
10.4.16 |
373–375 |
| 17 Oct |
365–368 |
10.4.13 |
369–373 |
| 12 Oct |
361–365 |
10.4.1, 10.4.2 |
365–371 |
| 10 Oct |
359–361 |
10.4.1, 10.4.2 |
361–365 |
| 5 Oct |
353–355 |
10.3.1, 10.3.2 |
359–364 |
| 3 Oct |
Exam 1 |
— |
353–355 |
| 28 Sep |
348–352 |
10.2.5 |
— |
| 26 Sep |
337–347 |
10.1.2, 10.1.6, 10.2.1 |
348–355 |
| 21 Sep |
310–313 |
9.5.4 |
337–347 |
| 19 Sep |
306–310 |
9.4.1, 9.4.5 |
310–315 |
| 14 Sep |
303–305 |
9.2.1, 9.2.2 |
306–311 |
| 12 Sep |
292–301 |
8.3.3, 9.1.1 |
303–306 |
| 7 Sep |
289–291 |
— |
292–301 |
| 5 Sep |
283–288 |
8.3.2 |
289–292 |
| 31 Aug |
275–281 |
8.2.1, 8.2.3 |
283–289 |
| 29 Aug |
270–274 |
8.1.2 |
275–280 |
| Date |
Assigned problems | Due date |
| 28 Nov | 10.5.26, 10.5.27, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.8 |
5 Dec |
| 16 Nov | 10.5.12, 10.5.14, 10.5.16, 10.5.17, 10.5.21 |
28 Nov |
| 2 Nov | 10.3.17, 10.4.27, 10.5.6, 10.5.7, 10.5.10 |
17 Nov |
| 26 Oct | 10.3.20, 10.4.16, 10.4.17, 10.4.23, 10.5.2 |
2 Nov |
| 19 Oct | 10.3.16, 10.4.12, 10.4.18, 10.4.20, 10.4.24 |
27 Oct |
| 12 Oct | 10.2.10, 10.3.7, 10.3.15, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.7 |
20 Oct |
| 28 Sep | 9.5.3, 10.1.2, 10.1.8, 10.1.20, 10.2.9 |
13 Oct |
| 21 Sep | 9.3.1, 9.3.3, 9.4.1, 9.4.2, 9.4.6 |
29 Sep |
| 14 Sep | 9.1.11, 9.1.13, 9.2.5, 9.2.7, 9.2.9 |
21 Sep |
| 7 Sep | 8.2.8, 8.3.3, 8.3.4, 8.3.6, 9.1.4 |
15 Sep |
| 1 Sep | 8.1.7, 8.2.2, 8.2.4, 8.2.6, 8.3.2 |
8 Sep |
| 29 Aug | 8.1.1, 8.1.3, 8.1.4, 8.1.5, 8.1.11, 8.1.12 |
1 Sep |
The graded work comprises homework assignments (10),
and three (3) exams; they count towards the
final grade with weights as follows:
| Homework: |
50% |
| In-class exams: |
30% (15% each) |
| Final exam: |
20% |
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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