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MAT 401 Assignments and Exams
Seminar in Mathematics: Algebra and Algorithms
Fall 2017
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Problem Sets
There will be 11 weekly problem sets. When computing final letter
grades, the lowest problem set score will be dropped. Problem Set
scores count for 20% of the final class grade. In the following,
please look over all exercises. Please write up careful
solutions for the red problems, and hand
these in during lecture on Thursday.
You are encouraged to work with other students in the class, but your
final write-up must be your own and must be based on your own
understanding. Moreover, write-ups must be legible, must be written
in correct, understandable English, and must adhere to the usual
standards of rigor for an advanced mathematics course.
Write-ups
which prove too difficult to read or understand may be marked
incorrect and / or may be returned to the student to be rewritten.
All questions regarding grading of a problem set should be addressed
to the instructor in a timely fashion.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL LATE HOMEWORK BE ACCEPTED.
- Problem Set
1.
Due 9/14.
Section 1-1. 2,
6.
Section 1-2. 8, 10,
15c,d.
- Problem Set 2.
Due 9/21.
Section 1-3. 4, 6, 8,
11.
Section 1-4.
5,
6, 8.
Section 1-5.
9, 12.
Section 2-1. 5
Section 2-2.
10,
11.
- Problem Set 3.
Due 9/28.
Section 2-3.
2,
6, 8.
Section 2-4.
2,
6, 8.
Section 2-5. 3,
7,
12.
Section 2-6. 1,
5,
12.
- Problem Set 4.
Due 10/5.
Section 2-7. 2b,
3b.
Section 2-8. 1,
2.
Section 3-1.
2.
Section 3-2.
3.
- Problem Set 5.
Due 10/12.
Section 3-3.
6,
14.
Section 3-4.
8,
16.
Section 3-5. 1,
4,
11,
16.
- Problem Set 6.
Due 10/19.
Section 3-6. 1,
12.
Section 4-1.
1,
10.
Section 4-2.
7b,
13.
Section 4-3.
1,
11.
- Problem Set 7.
Due 10/26.
Section 4-4. 1,
2.
Section 4-5.
6,
12.
Section 4-6. 4,
7.
Section 5-1. 4,
8.
- Problem Set 8.
Due 11/2.
Section 5-2.
6,
7.
Section 5-3. 6,
8.
Section 5-4.
1,
14.
Section 5-5.
9,
10.
- Problem Set 9.
Due 11/9.
Section 5-6.
5,
8.
Section 6-1. 4.
Section 6-2.
4.
Section 6-3.
2,
6.
Section 6-4. 9, 13d.
- Problem Set 10.
Due 11/16.
Section 6-5. 3, 6a.
Section 7-1.
8,
14.
Section 7-2. 5,
14.
Section 7-3.
3,
12.
- Problem Set 11.
Due 11/30.
Section 7-4. 6, 13.
Section 8-2. 4,
7,
15.
Section 8-3.
10.
Section 8-4. 11,
12,
13, 14.
Section 8-5. 7,
9,
17, 18.
- Problem Set 12.
Not due.
Section 8-6. 17, 19.
Section 9-1. 2, 8.
Section 9-2. 5, 12.
Section 9-3. 6cd, 15.
Section 9-4. 6, 8, 9.
Section 9-5. 4, 14, 15.
Section 9-6. 9, 10.
Section 9-7. 6.
Final Paper.
The final paper is due on Thursday, December 7th. It should be
approximately 10 pages in length. It should be an expository paper.
Here is a link to some possible
topics: PDF. Please confirm your paper
topic with the instructor no later than Tuesday, November 21st.
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Jason Starr
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Department of Mathematics
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3651
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