Math 350, Spring 2025

Groups, Rings, and Fields

General Information
Instructor:

Rob Benedetto
Office: Seeley Mudd 406
Email: rlbenedetto at amherst dot edu
Office Hours: Tue, 1:30-3:00pm
Wed, 1:30-3:00pm
Fri, 1:30-2:30pm
or by appointment
Class Meetings: Section 01: MWF 9-9:50 AM, SMUD 014
Section 02: MWF 11-11:50 AM, SMUD 205
Text: D.Saracino, Abstract Algebra: A First Course,
second edition, Waveland Press 2008

Available via the BryteWave link
on the Math 350 Moodle page
Math Fellow

Drop-in
Hours
Claire Callon
Aidan Curtis
Kevin Dai

SMUD 208
Sun, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, SMUD 208 (Kevin)
Mon, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, SMUD 208 (Claire)
Tue, 8:30pm - 10:00pm, SMUD 208 (Aidan)
Wed, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, SMUD 208 (Claire)
Thu, 8:30pm - 10:00pm, SMUD 208 (Aidan)
Fri, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, SMUD 208 (Kevin)
QCenter Help Allison Tanguay Drop-in hours:

MWF 10am to noon
TuTh 1pm to 4pm

SMUD 208/208a
Or book individual appointments
with Allison using the QCenter's
Penji App link to the left.
Homework: Reading and Problem Sets
Problem Set Rules


Handouts, etc.
(in PDF format; view and/or print with Adobe Acrobat)
Some of these are handouts from class.
If you lost any of yours, you can get them here.
Others were not handed out in class and are only available here.
Syllabus, Section 01 (Course Info)
Syllabus, Section 02 (Course Info)
Gradescope Instructions
(Submitting Homework)
Math 350 Logistics
(Quick Summary of Syllabus)
Reminders about Sets and Proofs
Optional Handout: Definition Practice
Proof of the Subgroup Theorem
Subgroups of Cyclic Groups
Functions: Fundamental Definitions and Facts

Exam Information
Midterm 1 Wednesday, March 5, in class
Midterm 2 Wednesday, April 9, in class
Final Take-home; other details TBA.
Available by the last day of classes.
Due sometime (TBA) before
the end of final exam period.