All section numbers are from Saracino, Abstract Algebra, a First Course, 2nd edition.
Videos may be found on the Math-350 moodle site.
This table will grow as the semester progresses and more problem sets are assigned.
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| Set Number | Due | Sections to Read | Videos to Watch | Problem List Handout | Solutions |
| 0 | Wed, Jan 29 | -- | -- | Homework 0 | N/A |
| 1 | Fri, Jan 31 | 0, 1, 2 |
Video 1 (Sample Proof)
Video 2 (Induction) | Homework 1 |
Solutions to Homework 1
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| 2 | Tue, Feb 4 | 2, 3 |
Video 3 (Proving G is a group)
Video 4 (Adding modulo n) [Optional: Video 5 (One-sided Identities or Inverses)] | Homework 2 | Solutions to Homework 2 |
| 3 | Fri, Feb 7 | 3, 4 |
Video 6 (Powers of Group Elements)
Video 7 (Greatest Common Divisors) | Homework 3 |
Solutions to Homework 3
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| 4 | Tue, Feb 11 | 4 |
Video 8 (The Euclidean Algorithm)
[Optional: Video 9 (Proof of the Euclidean Algorithm)] | Homework 4 | Solutions to Homework 4 |
| 5 | Fri, Feb 14 | 5 |
Video 10 (The mx+ny Theorem)
[Optional Video 11 (Another mx+ny Proof)] Video 12 (Proof of the Order Theorem) | Homework 5 |
Solutions to Homework 5
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| 6 | Tue, Feb 18 | 5-6 |
Video 13 (Subgroups of Cyclic Groups)
[Optional: Video 14 (Combining Infinitely Many Groups)] | Homework 6 | Solutions to Homework 6 |
| 7 | Fri, Feb 21 | 6 | Video 15 (Products of Cyclic Groups) | Homework 7 |
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| 8 | Tue, Feb 25 | 7-8 |
[Optional: Video 16 (Sun Tzu's Theorem)]
[Optional: Video 17 (Rigorous Definition of Function)] | Homework 8 | -- |
| 9 | Fri, Feb 28 | 8-9 |
[Optional: Video 19 (Even and Odd Permutations)]
Video 20 (The Equivalence Class Theorem) | Homework 9 |
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