TEXT: Abstract Algebra, 2nd Ed., by Beachy and Blair
INSTRUCTOR: John Beachy, Watson 355, Phone 753-6753 Office Hours: MWF 10:00 - 11:00
COURSE OBJECTIVES: The student is expected to continue learning the basic results on groups, rings, and fields. The concepts of homomorphism and quotient structure (using an appropriate equivalence relation) are of particular importance. The course will end with a proof of the impossibility of certain geometric constructions.
GRADING: Grades will be assigned on the basis of 600 points, with 2 hour exams worth 100 points each, homework and quizzes worth a total of 200 points, and the final exam worth 200 points. The last day for undergraduates to withdraw is Friday, March 5.
SYLLABUS: Sections 3.4-3.8, 4.1-4.4, 5.1-5.3, 6.1-6.3
Tentative lecture schedule
Monday Wednesday Friday M Tu W Th F
3.1,3.2 3.3 3.3 JAN 12 13 14 15 16
Holiday 3.4 3.4 19 20 21 22 23
3.5 3.5 3.6 26 27 28 29 30
3.6 3.6 3.7 FEB 2 3 4 5 6
3.7 3.7 3.8 9 10 11 12 13
3.8 3.8 4.1 16 17 18 19 20
4.1 EXAM 1 4.2 23 24 25 26 27
4.2 4.3 4.3 MAR 1 2 3 4 5
SPRING BREAK 8 9 10 11 12
4.4 4.4 4.4 15 16 17 18 19
5.1 5.1 5.1 22 23 24 25 26
5.2 5.2 5.2 29 30 31 1 2
5.3 5.3 5.3 APR 5 6 7 8 9
6.1 EXAM 2 6.1 12 13 14 15 16
6.1 6.2 6.2 19 20 21 22 23
6.2 6.3 Reading Day 26 27 28 29 30
FINAL EXAM Wednesday, 8-9:50 AM MAY 3 4 5 6 7
COURSE HOMEPAGE:
www.math.niu.edu/~beachy/courses/421/