Math401

MATH   401-02: Modern Algebra I

Fall 2021




Lectures
MWF 9:40 - 10:40 and T 10:05 - 11:30 OH-G102
Instructor
Dr. Hung P. Tong-Viet
Office
WH-108
Email
htongvie (at) binghamton.edu
Office Hours
MW: 11:00 - 12:30 pm and by appointment


Course Information


Homework


Practice
Homework
Optional problems
Homework Deadline
#3
Practice Problem $\sharp 3$
Homework $\sharp 3$ 
 
September 22
#2
Practice Problem $\sharp 2$
Homework $\sharp 2$ 
 
September 15
#1
Practice Problem $\sharp 1$
Homework $\sharp 1$ 
Chapter 3. C, p. 30 
September 1



Exams

Grading  Scheme

Test 1
20%
Test 2
20%
Homework
20%
Quizzes
10%
Final Exam
30%



Tentative Schedule (This schedule will be updated regularly)




Date
Announcements
Mon, Sep. 20
Chapters 10 and 11: Cyclic groups and orders of elements, cont.
Fri, Sep. 17
Read Chapters 10 and 11: Cyclic groups and orders of elements.
Wed, Sep. 15
Chapter 5: Subgroups, cont.
Mon, Sep. 13
Read Chapter 5: Subgroups.
Wed, Sep. 10
The groups $(\mathbb{Z}_n,+)$ and $(\mathbb{Z}_n^*,\cdot)$.
Wed, Sep. 3
Modular arithmetic.
Wed, Sep. 1
Equivalence relations; Integers and Integers mod n.
Mon, Aug. 30
More examples of groups: General Linear groups and symmetric groups.
Fri, Aug. 27
Read Chapters 6 and 2.
Wed, Aug. 25
First day of class. Review of set theory, functions, the integers, relations, modulo arithmetic and mathematical induction. Prerequisite quiz.





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Last update: August 9, 2021