MAT 313/MAT 524 Spring 2022 Course Information

313/524 Course Policy

Homework Assignments:

Homework 1

Homework 2

Homework 3

Homework 4

Homework 5

Homework 6

Homework 7

Homework 8

Homework 9

Homework 10

Homework 11

Announcements are posted below the course schedule. Most recent announcements at the top.

Tentative Schedule
Tues 8/23 1. Introduction to Groups Read chapters 1-2
Thurs 8/25 2. Subgroups and Finite Groups Read chapter 3
Tues 8/30 3. Cyclic Groups Read chapter 4.
HW 1 is due today.
Thurs 9/1 4. Permutation Groups Read chapter 5.
Tues 9/6 5. Permutation Groups/Isomorphisms HW 2 is due today
Thurs 9/8 6. Isomorphisms Read chapter 6.
Tues 9/13 7. Cosets and Lagrange's Theorem Read chapter 7.
HW 3 is due today.
Thurs 9/15 8. External Direct Products Read chapter 8.
Tues 9/20 9. Normal Subgroups and Factor Groups Read chapter 9.
HW 4 is due today.
Thurs 9/22 10. Normal Subgroups and Factor Groups
Group Homomorphisms
Tues 9/27 11. Group Homomorphisms
Class does not meet in-person today.
A video lecture will be posted.
CLASS DOES NOT MEET IN-PERSON TODAY.
A video lecture will be posted.
HW 5 is due on-line WEDNESDAY
Thurs 9/29 12. EXAM 1--Through Section 10 EXAM 1 Today--Through Section 10
Tues 10/4 13. Fundamental Theorem of Finitely Abelian Groups
Class does not meet in-person today
A video lecture will be posted.
CLASS DOES NOT MEET IN-PERSON TODAY.
A video lecture will be posted.
Thurs 10/6 14. Introduction to Rings Present Section 12 Problems In Class
Tues 10/11 NO CLASSES FALL BREAK NO CLASSES
Thurs 10/13 15. Integral Domains HW 6 is due today.
Tues 10/18 16. Ideals and Factor Rings
Class does not meet in-person today.
A video lecture will be posted.
CLASS DOES NOT MEET IN-PERSON TODAY.
Thurs 10/20 17. Ideals and Factor Rings HW 7 is due today.
Tues 10/25 18. Ring Homomorphisms
Thurs 10/27 19. Polynomial Rings HW 8 is due today.
Tues 11/1 20. Polynomial Factorization
Thurs 11/3 21. Divisibility in Integral Domains HW 9 is due today.
Tues 11/8 22. EXAM 2 TENTATIVE EXAM 2 TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR TODAY
Thurs 11/10 23. Extension Fields
Tues 11/15 24. Extension Fields
Thurs 11/17 25. Algebraic Extensions
Tues 11/22 26. Finite Fields
Thurs 11/24 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY THANKSGIVING NO CLASSES
Tues 11/29 27. Graduate Student Presentations
Thurs 12/1 28. Graduate Student Presentations
Wed 12/14 FINAL EXAM Final Exam

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

October 20: Updated schedule!

September 12: Updated schedule, including updated date for exam 1.

August 23: Welcome to class.