MATH W4042: Introduction to Modern Algebra II
Spring, 1999
Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:40pm-3:55pm, 417 Mathematics
Dave Bayer (x42643, 426 Mathematics)
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Bulletin page
http://www.math.columbia.edu/~bayer/S99/algebra.html
Final grades have been assigned: Grades (password required)
Prerequisite: MATH W4041: Introduction to Modern Algebra I.
Text: Algebra, by Michael Artin. Prentice Hall, 1991, ISBN 0-13-004763-5.
(Amazon.com)
This semester we will cover chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
Exams: There will be two exams (30 points each) and a final (40 points).
Office Hours: Until May 3, my office hours are Mondays and Wednesdays,
4:00pm-5:00pm and 7:30pm-8:00pm. I will often be around at other
times in the afternoon; stop by, or check by email or phone.
Greg Langmead (408 Math, x45881)
is our TA.
Upcoming review sessions:
- Wednesday, May 5, 9am - 12 Noon, help room hours, Greg
- Wednesday, May 5, 2:30pm - ?, review session, 405 Math, Greg
- Monday, May 10, 8pm - 10pm, review session, 507 Math, Dave
- Tuesday, May 11, 12 Noon - 1pm, review session, 528 Math, Greg
- Wednesday, May 12, 9am - 12 Noon, help room hours, Greg
Practice Exams: The following course materials are posted in Acrobat .pdf format. Your browser
can be trained to automatically open these files with Acrobat Reader, a free program which you can
download from http://www.adobe.com/acrobat/.
Acrobat files:
TeX sources:
midterm1.tex,
extrapage.tex,
practice2.tex,
midterm2.tex,
pracfinal.tex,
final.tex.
Homework: Homework will be assigned throughout the semester.
10.1 1,2,3,5,8,11,12
10.2 6,7
10.3 2,5,7,19
10.4 2,3,7
10.5 1,2,6,7,9
10.6 1,2,7
10.7 1,2,3,5,6,7
10.8 1,2,5,7
11.1 1,3,4,6,8,9
11.2 1,2,3,7,8
11.3 1,5,7,9
11.4 1,2,3,14
11.5 2,3,4
Theorems: Be able to reproduce the proofs of 1.4, 1.8, 2.3, 4.2, 4.5.
12.1 6,7
12.2 1,3
12.4 1,3
12.5 1,2
12.6 1,2,3,4
12.7 1,2,3,4
13.1 3
13.2 1,3
13.3 7,8
Theorems: Be able to reproduce the proofs of 3.3 and 3.4.
The course materials from
Spring '98 are also available online.