MATH   503: Algebra I

Spring 2021

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Lectures	MWF 10:50 - 11:50 at WH-G002
Instructor	Dr. Hung P. Tong-Viet
Office	WH 108
Email	htongvie (at) binghamton.edu
Office Hours	T 4:30-5:30pm and W: 2:00 - 4:00pm and by appointment

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Course Information

• Syllabus
  
• Prerequisite: Math 401 and 402 or consent of depatment
  
• Textbook: Abstract Algebra by David S. Dummit and Richard M. Foote. Wiley $\&$ Sons, Inc. 3rd edition, 2003. An errata for the third edition of the book can be found here.
  

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Homework

	Practice Problems	Problems to turn in	Deadline
#11	$\:$	$ 5.5.6,\:5.5.7,\:5.5.20,\: 5.5.21$	5/12
#10	$5.1.12,\:5.4.11,\:5.4.8,\:5.4.3$	$4.6.1,\: 5.1.8,\:5.4.5,\:5.4.15$	5/5
#9	$4.5.5,\:4.4.18,\:4.4.19,\:4.4.20$	$4.5.10,\: 4.5.13,\:4.5.24,\:4.5.34,\: 4.5.37$	4/28
#8	$4.3.2,\:4.3.8,\:4.3.19,\:4.3.25$	$4.1.7,\: 4.2.8,\:4.3.20,\:4.3.24,\: 4.3.29$	4/14
#7		$3.5.3,\: 3.5.4,\:3.5.11,\:3.5.16,\: 4.1.3$	4/7
#6		$3.2.18,\: 3.2.19,\:3.3.3,\:3.3.7,\: 3.3.9$	3/24
#5	$3.1.25,\:3.1.28, \:3.1.31,\: 3.1.36$	$3.1.14,\: 3.1.41,\:3.2.9,\:3.2.11,\: 3.2.21$	3/18
#4		$2.2.14,\: 2.3.16,\: 2.3.21,\: 2.3.26,\:2.4.11,\:2.4.18$	3/10
#3		$1.6.4,\: 1.6.19,\: 1.6.26,\: 1.7.19,\:2.1.6,\:2.1.13$	3/3
#2		$1.1.22,\: 1.1.31,\: 1.2.4,\: 1.3.15,\:1.3.16,\:1.4.11$	2/24
#1		$0.1.7,\: 0.2.7,\: 0.3.2,\: 0.3.11,\:0.3.15$	2/17

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Exams

• Midterms 
  
  • Date: Wednesday, March  31, 2021
    
    
    
  • Date: Monday, April  19, 2021
    
    
    
  
  
• Final Exam
  
  • Date: 
    
  • Time:
    
  • Room:
    

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Grading  Scheme

Midterms	25%
Homework	25%
Quizzes	15%
Final Exam	35%

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Tentative Schedule (This schedule will be updated regularly)

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Date	Announcements
Mon, Apr. 28	Shiyi presented $\S 4.6$. $\S 5.5:$ Semidirect Products.
Mon, Apr. 26	Cover $\S 5.2$ and $\S 5.4$.
Fri, Apr. 23	Cover $\S 4.5$: Applications of Sylow's theorem.
Wed, Apr. 21	Return second Midterm Exam. Cover $\S 4.5.$
Mon, Apr. 19	Second Midterm Exam
Fri, Apr. 16	HW 8 Presentations.
Wed, Apr. 14	$\S 4.5:$ Applications of Sylow's Theorem
Mon, Apr. 12	$\S 4.5:$ Sylow's Theorem
Fri, Apr. 9	HW 7 Presentations.
Wed, Apr. 7	$\S 4.4:$ Automorphism groups
Mon, Apr. 5	Review of Group Actions
Fri, Apr. 2	Midterm Exam correction
Wed, Mar. 31	Midterm Exam
Mon, Mar. 29	Cover $\S4.3$.
Fri, Mar. 26	HW 6 Presentation and $\S4.2$.
Wed, Mar. 24	Cover $\S3.5$ and $\S4.1$.
Mon, Mar. 22	HW 5 Presentation. Finish $\S3.4.$
Fri, Mar. 19	HW 5 Presentation.
Wed, Mar. 17	No class. HW 5 due on March 18.
Mon, Mar. 15	Read Section $\S4.2.$
Fri, Mar. 12	HW 4 Presentation
Wed, Mar. 10	Quiz 2. Read Sections $\S3.5$ and $\S4.1.$
Mon, Mar. 8	Continue Sections $\S3.2, \S3.3$ and $\S3.4.$
Fri, Mar. 5	HW 3 Presentation
Wed, Mar. 3	Read Chapter 3: $\S3.1$, $\S3.2$ and $\S3.3.$
Mon, Mar. 1	Continue Chapter 2: $\S2.3$, $\S2.4$ and $\S2.5.$
Fri, Feb. 26	HW 2 presentation
Wed, Feb. 24	HW 2 due today Continue Chapter $\S1.7$, $\S2.1$ and $\S2.2.$
Mon, Feb. 22	Quiz 1 Read Chapter $\S1.7$, $\S2.1$ and $\S2.2.$
Fri, Feb. 19	HW 1 presentation
Wed, Feb. 17	Read Chapter 1, $\S1.4-\S1.6$ Work on $\S 1.3:9-12$, $\S 1.4:2,3,8,10$ and $\S1.6: 2,3,18,19,24.$
Monday, Feb. 15	Read Chapter 1, $\S1.1-\S1.3$ Work on $\S 1.1:9, 11,12,20,23,24,25,27,28,32,34$ and $\S1.2: 2,7.$
Friday, Feb. 12	First day of class. Read Chapter 0, $\S0.1-\S0.3$ (Due 2/12)