MCS-313, Abstract Algebra

Spring 2002

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Reading and Writing Assignments

Date: Chapter: Topic: Practice Problems: Portfolio Problems: Honor Problems:
 Feb - March    First half assignments      
           
April 8  6  Isomorphisms, Properties of isomorphism  10, 19  32, 33  30, due April 17
April 10    Automorphisms      
April 12    Cayley's theorem      
           
April 15  7  Portfolios Due,
Cosets and Lagrange's theorem
 6, 10,42  16, 30  36, due April 24
April 17  9  Normal subgroups  8, 10  52, 62  
April 19    Factor groups  18, 36  38  
           
April 22  8  External direct products  10, 11, 12, 24 (ch. 8)  40, 42  
April 24    Student work day (questions/ etc.)      
April26  9  Internal products  32 (ch. 9)  48  
           
April 29    Review      
May 1  10  Homomorphisms  8, 18, 36  42  52, due May 8
May 3    cont.      
         
May 6  24 Sylow theorems 
Portfolios Due
   12, 40  
May 8    cont.      
May 10    cont.      
         
May 13    cont.      
May 15    cont.      
May 17    Fun problems to do:
p. 90, 15, 17
p169, 6,7,8,10,23,24,50
p. 224, 12, 18, 28
p. 408, 20, 26, 33, 43
     
         
May 20    Review      
May 22    Course evals, etc.      

 
 
 

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