MCS-313, Abstract Algebra
Fall 2002

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Reading and Writing Assignments

Date: Chapter: Topic: Practice Problems: Portfolio Problems: Honor Problems:
Sep. 6 0 GCDs 10, 13, 15, 17, 46 plus 8, 26, 48 (Due 9/16)  
Sep. 9 0 modular arithmetic      
Sep. 11 0 Induction      
Sep. 13 0 Equivalence Relations      
Sep. 16 1,2 groups (Def. and examples)  1: 2 (essentially did this day 1) 22 1: 13   
Sep. 18 2 elementary properties  2: 15, 16, 22, 26 2:  19, 35 (Due 9/23) 2: 17 (Due 9/30)
Sep. 20 3 Finite Groups 3: 1, 6, 14, 35, 43  3: 4, 20, 42 (Due 9/30)   
Sep. 23 3 Subgroups      
Sep. 25 4 Cyclic Groups      
Sep. 27 4 Cyclic Groups      
Sep. 30 4 Subgroups of Cyclic Groups 4: 1, 2, 10, 14, 43, 44  4: 11, 54 (Due 10/7) 4.33 (Due 10/11) 
Oct. 4 4 Cyclic groups and catchup      
Oct. 7 5 Permutation Groups      
Oct. 9 5 Permutation Groups 6, 12, 14, 21 18, 42 (Due 10/14)  
Oct. 11 5 Permutation Groups      
Oct. 14 5 Permutation Groups      
Oct. 16 15 Puzzle        
Oct. 23 15 Puzzle and Review        
Oct. 25 Test        

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