| Spring 2016 | MWF | 9:40 | - | 10:40 | a.m. | WH-329 |
| R | 8:30 | - | 9:55 | a.m. | WH-329 | |
| Instructor: | Fernando Guzmán | WH-116 | X-72876 | |||
| e-mail: | fer@math.binghamton.edu | |||||
| Office hours: | M | 11:00 | - | 12:00 | a.m. | |
| (subject to change) | R | 1:00 | - | 2:00 | p.m. | |
| F | 12:00 | - | 1:00 | p.m. | ||
| or by appointment | ||||||
| Add/Drop deadline: | Friday | Feb. | 05 | |||
| Withdraw deadline: | Thursday | Mar. | 24 | |||
| Textbook: | Introduction to Abstract Algebra | |||||
| W. Keith Nicholson | ||||||
| Wiley | ||||||
| Fourth Edition | ||||||
This course will focus on Ring Theory and Fields, covering material from chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10 from the textbook.
The evaluation will be based on homework, blackboard presentations, two tests, and a final exam. Homework will be collected and returned within a few days. Students will be called to present problems on the board. These problems will be selected from homework problems and additional assigned problems. Class attendance is required.
| Grading: | ||||||
| Homework | TBA | 15% | ||||
| Board presentations | TBA | 15% | ||||
| Test 1 | Wednesday | Mar. | 02 | 15% | ||
| Test 2 | Friday | Apr. | 15 | 15% | ||
| Class participation | Daily | 10% | ||||
| Final Exam | Monday | May | 16 | 30% | (Cumulative) | |
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Fernando Guzman