Spring 2004
Textbook: Numbers, Groups and Codes,,
by J.H. Humphreys and M.Y. Prest, Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Unfortunately for us, the next edition of this book is going to appear in March or April, and as a result, the 1989 edition is scarce. There are only about 15 copies in the bookstore and StonyBooks (together)! It is available on amazon.com; they say it will ship within a week or so. Another source for the book is
http://www.directtextbook.com/prices/0521359384R In any event, I am going to have to xerox sections from the book and hand them out, for the first two weeks.
Course Lecturer: Prof. Daryl Geller, Math Tower
4-100B
Phone: 632-8327 email: daryl@math.sunysb.edu
Office hours: TuTh 2:30-4, in 4-100B Math or P-143 Math
Instructors and class schedule
Syllabus and homework assignments
Exams:
Quiz 1 -- Thursday, February 12, in classMidterm I -- Thursday, February 19, in class
Quiz 2 -- Thursday, March 4, in class
Midterm II -- Thursday, March 25, in class
Quiz 3 -- Thursday, April 15, in class
Final Exam -- Tuesday, May 18, 11:00 am -1:30 pm, in the Alliance Room (our regular classroom).
No calculators, notes, or books, etc., are allowed during the quizzes, midterms or final exam. The problems will require pencil and paper reasoning only.
Useful information regarding the course will be regularly posted on the World Wide Web, and can be accessed by pointing your browser to
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~daryl
DSS advisory. If you have a physical, psychiatric, medical, or learning disability that may affect your ability to carry out the assigned course work, please contact the office of Disabled Student Services (DSS), Humanities Building, room 133, telephone 632-6748/TDD. DSS will review your concerns and determine what accommodations may be necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation of disability is confidential.