Math 5210: Abstract Algebra I

Fall 2012



Instructor: Kyu-Hwan Lee      Office: MSB 302      E-mail: khlee@math.uconn.edu

Office Hours: TuTh 9:15-10:45

Homepage: www.math.uconn.edu/~khlee/math5210f12/

Textbook: Abstract Algebra, 3rd ed., Dummit and Foote

Grading Scheme: Homework --- 20%,   1st Midterm --- 25%,   2nd Midterm --- 25%,   Final --- 30%

Homework Assignments
1) 1.1 #22, 26; 1.2 #7; 1.3 #11; 1.4 #10,11(a)-(b)--- Due: 9/6
2) In Class #1; 1.6 #26; 1.7 #19; 2.1 #6; 2.2 #12(d)-(f); 2.3 #23--- Due: 9/20
3) 4.2 Cor 5, #14; 4.3 #29; 4.4 #12; 4.5 #34; 5.5 #6 --- Due: 10/18
4) 7.1 #26; 7.2 #5 (in part (a), only show the inverse); 7.3 #35; 7.4 #37 --- Due: 11/1
5) 7.5 #5; 7.6 #10; 8.1 #8; 8.2 #5; 8.3 #5 --- Due: 12/4

Schedule and Suggested Problems

Week
Sections
 Exercises
Week 1 (8/27)
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
 1.1 #8,9,11,12,20,22,26,30; 1.2 #3,9,10; 1.3 #1,10,11; 1.4 #4,8,10,11; 1.5 #1
Week 2 (9/3)
 1.6, 1.7, 2.1
 1.6 #2,7,13, 20,23,25; 1.7 #8,12,15,16,17,19; 2.1 #1,6,8,10,14
Week 3 (9/10)
 2.2, 2.3
 2.2 #2,3,11,12,13,14; 2.3 #3,5,10,20,21,23,26
Week 4 (9/17)
 2.3, 3.1
 3.1 #1,12,14,22,31,35,36,40,41
Week 5 (9/24)
 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1
 3.2 #5,8,11,12,16,22; 3.3 #4,7; 3.4 #1,4,5,6,8
Week 6 (10/1)
 Midterm (10/2), 4.2, 4.3
4.1 #2,9,10; 4.2 #2,11,14; 4.3 #3,7,23,24,25,26,29,36
Week 7 (10/8)
 4.4, 4.5
 4.4 #1,2,12,17; 4.5 #13,20,27,32,33,34,39,40,51
Week 8 (10/15)
 5.5, 7.1, 7.2
 5.5 #6,14,16,18,22,23; 7.1 #7,13,17,26,27,29; 7.2 #3,5,10,12,13
Week 9 (10/22)
 7.3, 7.4
 7.3 #6,8,10,24,26,28,33,35; 7.4 #7,8,11,13,27,30,31,37,39,41
Week 10 (10/29)
 7.5, 7.6
 7.5 #2,3,5; 7.6 #1,5,7,8,9,10,11
Week 11 (11/5)
 Midterm (11/6), 8.1, 8.2
 8.1 #3,7,8,9,10,11; 8.2 #1,3,5,8
Week 12 (11/12)
 8.3, 9.3, 9.4
 8.3 #5,6,7,8; 9.3 #1,4; 9.4 #2,9,17,18
Week 13 (11/26)
 10.1, 10.2
 10.1 #5,8,9,10,11,15,22; 10.2 #4,6,9,10,11
Week 14 (12/3)
 10.3
 10.3 #4,9,10,11,12,20


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