Course description

This class will cover groups, rings, and ideals. More explicitly: Groups acting on sets, examples of finite groups, Sylow theorems,solvable and simple groups. Fields,rings, andideals; polynomial rings over a field; PID and non-PID. Unique factorization domains.

It will be a fast-moving, high-workload class. Most students interested in this material will find Math 109 more appropriate. This is also a Writing in the Major class.

Lecture: MWF 11:30-12:20, McCullough Building, Rm 122

Information

Contact Information

  • Instructor:
    • Jun Li, 380-383Z; phone 723-4508(O); E-mail: jli@stanford.edu
  • CA:
    • Sarah McConnell, 380-380M, simcconnell@stanford.edu

Office hours

  • by Jun: 383-Z: MWF 12:20-12:50, Tuesday 11-12:30, or by appointment
  • by Sarah: 380-M: Mon 4:00-5:30, Tu 1:00-2:30, Wed 1:30-3:00, Fri 9:30-11:00

Prerequisites

Math 51 and 42 or equivalent. Specific topics include: Riemann integral, techniques of integration and differentiation, polar coordinates, curves, tangent (velocity) vectors to curves, partial derivatives, linear maps and their matrices

Textbook

Dummit and Foote: Abstract Algebra, third edition

Course Logistic

Exam and Course grade

Midterm: inclass ....Final:.
Course grade: homework 20%, midterm 27%, writing in major 13%, final 40%
Themidterm will be close book, close notes, and close to assignments. However, each one can bring one standard size, sided paper with information useful to the esam.

Assignments

Homework will be assigned once a week, and will be due the following Wednesday. While you may discuss the homework problems with your peers, what you hand in must be your own work and not a joint project of several people. Please staple your homework,andwrite your name on each pagee.
Please deliver weekly assignments to my office 383Z before 4pm Wednesday.
(Do not leave the assignments in mailbox.)

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