Modern Algebra,  Spring 2012

Instructor

• Xiang Tang, Cupples I, 112B, xtang@math.wustl.edu

Classroom and Time

• 102 Earth & Planetary Sciences
  

Office Hour

• Monday,  3-4 and Wednesday 2-3 or by appointment

Webpage

• http://www.math.wustl.edu/~xtang/Spring2012-algebra.htm

Text

• A First Course In Abstract Algebra, (7^th Edition), by John Fraleigh.

Prerequisite

• Math 429

Preview

• This is a course about modern algebra.  We will attempt to cover most of Chapter I-VI.

Homework

• There will be weekly due homework sets. Homework is due every Wednesday at the beginning of the lecture.

Exams

• There will be two midterm exams and one final exam. Midterm 1 is on March 2nd, and Midterm 2 is on April 13th.
• Final is on May 9th, 10:30-12:30.

Grading scale

• Homework: 30%, Midterm 1 20%, Midterm 2 20%, Final: 30%. 
• You are expected to take the exams at their scheduled times. If you are away because of a university sporting event or field trip, then you may arrange for your coach or professor to administer the exam. Excused absences may be granted in the case of illness or bereavement. The final exam date cannot be changed for reasons of traveling convenience.
• Letter grades will be given based on your overall score. The cutoffs for the various letter grades will be no higher than the following:

A	85
B	75
C	60
D	50

• In total, we will collect 11 homeworks. You are allowed to drop the lowest homework score.

Homework Assignments

1. (Due 1/25) Ex 0. 18, 28; Ex 2. 12, 36; Ex 3. 18, 26.  Assignment, Sample
2. (Due 2/1) Ex 4. 29,32,38; Ex 5. 41,51,57., Sample
3. (Due 2/8) Ex 6. 22,46,50; Ex 7. 19; Ex 8. 51,53., Sample
4. (Due 2/15) Ex 9. 29,36,39; Ex 10. 40, 43, 46., Sample
5. (Due 2/22) Ex 11. 51,52,54; Ex 13. 46, 50, 53., Sample
6. (Due 3/7) Ex 14. 32, 36, 37; Ex 15. 39, 42; Ex 16. 15.
7. (Due 3/21) Ex 18. 46, 54, 55; Ex 19. 28, 29; Ex 20. 27.
8. Spring break 9. (Due 3/28) Ex 21. 12, 13; Ex 22. 29, 30; Ex. 23. 34, 37.
10. (Due 4/4) Ex 24. 19; Ex 26. 20, 30, 34; Ex 27. 29, 36.
11. (Due 4/18) Ex 29. 34, 36, 37; Ex 30. 26; Ex 31. 24, 27.
12. (Due 4/25) Ex.31. 30, 31; Ex. 33. 10, 12; Ex 34. 8, 9.
Office Hours for the Final: May 7th, 3-5; May 8th 2:30-4:30.