Math 121 – Modern Algebra II
Winter 2011
Instructor:
Gunnar Carlsson, Office 383L, Bldg. 380
e-mail: gunnar@math.stanford.edu
Tel: 3-2224
Course Assistant:
Simon Rubinstein-Salzedo, Office 380J, Bldg. 380
e-mail: simonr@math.stanford.edu
Course Summary: This course is a continuation of Math 120. The primary goals are to study rings, modules, and fields and to give an introduction to Galois theory.
Prerequisites: Math 120
Examinations: One midterm and a final exam.
Homework: Weekly sets, due in class on Mondays, beginning Monday, January 10.
Midterm: Due February 14th. Solutions
Final: Due March 15th.
Grading: Homework will count 40%, midterm 20%, and final 40%.
Text: Abstract Algebra by Dummit and Foote. Roughly, we’ll be covering Chapters 10-14.
Office Hours:
Carlsson: M 10-11, W 10-12
Rubinstein-Salzedo: T 1:30-3:30, Th 9:30-10:30
First Problem Set: 10.1.2, 10.1.4, 10.1.9, 10.1.10, 10.1.11, 10.2.5, 10.2.9, 10.2.10, 10.2.11, 10.2.13, 10.3.4, 10.3.9, 10.3.11, 10.3.20, 10.3.22