MCS 313 - Reading assignments

MCS 313: Abstract Algebra

Fall 2006

Reading assignments, Sept. 7- Oct. 20

Date:	Chapter:	Topic:	Practice Problems:	Mastery Problems:	Exam problems:
9/7	0	Review of proof techniques
9/8		GCD's	p.23: 7, 13, 28, 46,47	p.23: 8, 17, 26

9/11		Modular arithmetic
9/12		Induction, Equivalence relations
9/14	1, 2	Groups - definitions and examples	Ch. 1:5,6,7,11	Ch.1: 10 first try due 9/21
9/15	2	Elementary properties	Ch.2:3,9,15,16,22 due 9/22	Ch. 2: 19, 33 first try due 9/21	Ch. 2: 35 due 9/19

9/18	3	Finite groups	Ch. 3: 1,4,14,24,31,43 due 9/22	Ch. 3 : 10, 20, 42 due 9/26	Ch. 3: 45 due 9/25
9/19		Subgroups
9/21		Continued
9/22	4	Cyclic groups	Ch.4: 1,8,10,14,43 due 9/26	Ch. 4: 18, 33, 41, 42 due 9/28	Ch. 4: 54 due 9/29

9/25		Subgroups of cyclic groups
9/26		Review
9/28		Fact test
9/29	5	Permutation groups	Ch.5: 6,7, 9,14,15,17, 22,30,38,39 due 10/6	Ch. 5: 19,45 due 10/9	Ch.5: 42 due 10/10

10/2		cont.
10/3		No class (Nobel conference)
10/5	5	An
10/6	6	Isomorphisms	Ch. 6:, 2,4,5,10,17 due 10/12	Ch. 6: 20,22 due 10/12	Ch. 6, 30 due 10/19

10/9		Properties
10/10		Automorphisms
10/12		Review
10/13		day off

10/16		Test #1 (take-home)		Last day to hand in chapter 0 - 5 mastery
10/17	7	Cosets
10/19		Continued
10/20		day off
		Readings for 2nd half

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