MCS-313, Modern Algebra
Spring 2006

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Reading and Writing Assignments

Date: Chapter: Topic: Practice Problems: Mastery Problems: Exams Problems:
Feb.-Mar. First half assignments        
Mar. 10 6 Isomorphisms 4,5 (3/21)  20,22 (3/21)  30 (use Ch. 5 #10) (4/28) 
Mar. 13 Class canceled         
Mar. 14 Cayley's Theorem      
Mar. 16 6 Automorphisms    10, 33 (3/21)   
Mar. 17 7 Cosets      
Mar. 20 7 Cosets, Lagrange's Theorem      
Mar. 21 7 Applications of Lagrange   8, 22, 3 (4/6)  34 (4/11)  
Mar. 23 7 Orbit Stabilizer Theorem       
Apr. 3 Direct Products  28  20, 34, 52 (4/13)    
Apr.. 4 8 Direct Products of Cyclic Groups      
Apr. 6 8/9 Applic. Direct Products/Normal subgroups      
Apr. 7 9 Factor Groups      
Apr. 10 9 Factor Groups 14, 19, 28  40, 43, 52 (4/20)   
Apr. 11 Factor Groups       
Apr. 13 9/10  G/Z Theorem, Homomorphisms       
Apr. 18 10  Properties of homomorphisms       
Apr. 20 10 Counting homomorphisms   18, 20, 40, 54 (4/28)  44 (5/2) 
Apr. 21 10 Isomorphism Theorems      
Apr. 24 11 Fundamental Theorem of Finite Abelian Groups   10, 26 (external only) (5/2)   
Apr. 25 11 FTFAG      
Apr. 27 No class: catch up        
Apr. 28 24 Sylow Theorems   12, 22 (5/9)   
May 1 12 Rings      
May 2 12 Rings   18, 42 (5/9)   
May 4 13 Domains   20, 28, 38 (5/15)    
May 5 13 Characteristic      
May 8 14 Ideals and Factor Rings      
May 9 14 Ideals and Factor Rings      
May 11 14  Prime and maximal ideals       
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