MATH 120A LEC B: INTRO GROUP THEORY (44415)
Lecture: MWF 8:00- 9:50 SE2 1306
Discussion: MWF 10:00-10:50 SE2 1306
Lecturer: Michiel F Kosters
Email: mkosters@uci.edu
Phone: (949) 824-0971
Office Location: 410X Rowland Hall
Office Hours: TU 10-11am, WE 3-5pm, FR 11-11.59am
TA: Luke Fredericks
Email: lrfreder@math.uci.edu
Office Location: 480 Rowland Hall
Office Hours: MO 11-12am, WE 11-12am, FR 3-4pm
Suggested syllabus - we will follow this syllabus closely. See the table below for the realization. The numbers below describe the sections from the book, where for example 2 (1) means the first lecture on section 2.
Practice midterms (not by me)
Midterm 1 (way too hard), Midterm 2 (practice this one!), Midterm 3
Practice finals (not by me)
Final 1, Final 2, Final 3, Sample problems (solutions), older website with many problems and solutions, Final 4
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Week |
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Aug 7 |
L: 1, 2 (1) |
L: 2 (2), 3 D: |
L: 4, 5 (1) D: Quiz (1,2), Homework 1 |
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| Aug 14 |
L: 5 (2), 6(1) |
L: 6 (2), 8(1) D: |
L: 8(2), 9 (1) D: Quiz (5,6), Homework 3 |
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| Aug 21 | L: 9 (2), REVIEW D: Quiz (8, 9(1) (up to and incl page 90), Homework 4 |
L: MIDTERM (100 min), up to and including section 9 |
L: 10 D: (no HW, no quiz) |
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| Aug 28 | L: 11 D: Quiz (10), Homework 5 |
L: 13 D: |
L: 14 D: Quiz (11, 13), Homework 6 |
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| Sep 4 | Labor Day | L: 15, Cauchy's theorem (group actions - not on exam, 16) | L: orbit formula (not on exam, 17), REVIEW D: Quiz (14, 15), Homework 7 |
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| Sep 11 | L: REVIEW | EXAM (8-10am) (cumulative, most questions on second half: up to and including section 15) |
Book: A First Course in Abstract Algebra, Fraleigh (7th edition)
Grading Policy: Quizzes 15% (lowest dropped), Homework 20% (lowest dropped; book problems count for (60%), extra exercises for (40%)), Midterm 25%, Final 40%. For special situations, contact the lecturer. Working together is encouraged, but copying is not allowed.
Course Summary:
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