Math 410, Spring 2026

Galois Theory

General Information
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 9:00 - 9:50am, SCCE C101
Text: D.Cox, Galois Theory,
second edition, Wiley 2012

Available to Amherst students via the
Amherst College Textbook program

Five College students: obtain your own copy
from the bookseller of your choice.
Homework: Reading and Problem Sets
Problem Set Rules


Handouts, etc.
(in PDF format)
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)
Math 410 Logistics
(Quick Summary of Syllabus)
Further Results on Separability
Review Sheet for Exam 1

Exam Information
Midterm Wednesday, March 25, in class
Final Take-home.
Available by the last day of classes.
Due sometime (TBA) before
the end of final exam period.