| General Information | ||
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| Instructor: Rob Benedetto |
Office: | Seeley Mudd 406 |
| Email: | rlbenedetto at amherst dot edu | |
| Office Hours: |
Mon, 2:00-3:30pm
Tue, 1:30-3:15pm Fri, 1:00-2:00pm or by appointment | |
| Class Meetings: | MWF 11:35 am - 12:25 pm, SMUD 207 | |
| Text: |
D.Saracino, Abstract Algebra: A First Course,
second edition, Waveland Press 2008 Available to Amherst students via the Amherst College Textbook program Five College students: obtain your own copy from the bookseller of your choice. |
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Math Fellow Drop-in Hours SMUD 206 |
Javier Gutierrez Bach |
Sundays, 7:30-9:00pm Tuesdays, 7:30-9:00pm |
| Megan Li |
Mondays, 6:00-7:30pm Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00pm | |
| Torin Steciuk |
Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30pm Thursdays, 6:00-7:30pm | |
| Summary
(In SMUD 206) |
Sundays, 7:30-9:00pm (Javier) Mondays, 6:00-7:30pm (Megan) Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30pm (Torin) Tuesdays, 7:30-9:00pm (Javier) Wednesdays, 7:30-9:00pm (Megan) Thursdays, 6:00-7:30pm (Torin) | |
| QCenter Help | David Metacarpa | Drop-in hours:
Monday-thru-Friday 9am to noon SMUD 208 |
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You can also book individual
appointmentswith David using the QCenter's Penji App link to the left. | ||
| Homework: Reading and Problem Sets | ||
| Problem Set Rules | ||
| Handouts, etc.
(in PDF format) | |
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| 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 (Course Info) | |
| Gradescope Instructions
(Submitting Homework) |
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| Math 350 Logistics
(Quick Summary of Syllabus) |
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| Reminders about Sets and Proofs | |
| Optional: Definition Practice | |
| Proof of the Subgroup Theorem | |
| Subgroups of Cyclic Groups | |
| Functions: Fundamental Definitions and Facts | |
| Orders of Permutations | |
| Review Sheet for Exam 1 | |
| Solutions to Practice Problems for Exam 1 | |
| Solutions to Midterm Exam 1 | |
| Left and Right Cosets | |
| Groups of Order Six | |
| Exam Information | |
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| Midterm 1 | Friday, March 6, in class |
| Midterm 2 | Wednesday, April 15, in class | Final |
Take-home.
Available by the last day of classes. Due sometime (TBA) before the end of final exam period. |