This schedule will be constructed over the course of the semester. Given a fit of planning frenzy, I may well map out the schedule for several weeks in advance. However, I reserve the right to alter it as we go, in order to spend more or less time on certain topics, as I deem necessary. As a general rule, it will be accurate at least for the current week, but will be less further in the future.
The chapters numbers listed in the first 9 weeks refer to Contemporary Abstract Algebra, fifth edition by Joseph Gallian, while the references in the last part of the semester are to the notes on Galois Theory by David Lantz that I circulated. The last six days are student presentations on the given topics.
| Week | Dates | Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2/7-2/11 | Class cancelled | Intro | 13-14 |
| 2 | 2/14-2/18 | 15-16 | 16 | 16-17 |
| 3 | 2/21-2/25 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | 2/28-3/4 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| 5 | 3/7-3/11 | 18 | review/catchup | 19 |
| 6 | 3/14-3/18 | Exam #1 | 20 | 20 |
| 7 | 3/21-3/25 | Easter recess | ||
| 8 | 4/4-4/8 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 9 | 4/11-4/15 | 23 | 23 | Exam #2 |
| 10 | 4/18-4/22 | Lantz 1-5 | 6.1-6.3 | 6.3-6.5 |
| 11 | 4/25-4/29 | 6.6-6.8 | 6.9 | 6.10 |
| 12 | 5/2-5/6 | 6.10 | 6.13-6.17 | Normal extensions |
| 13 | 5/9-5/13 | Separable extensions | Fund thm of Galois Theory | Fund thm of Galois Theory |
| 14 | 5/16-5/20 | Solvable groups | Non-solvability of general quintic | -- |