| Instructor: | Gábor Hetyei Office: Fretwell 335F, Phone: 704-687-2543, E-mail: ghetyei@uncc.edu Office hours: MW 2:00-3:00 pm or by appointment (eventual changes will be announced in class). |
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| Text: |
Abstract Algebra: An
Introduction, 2nd Edition, by Thomas Hungerford
ISBN: 978-0-03010559-3. Some information may be provided on supplementary handouts, and you can not expect everything told in the lecture to be found in the book. Attendance is mandatory! |
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| Prerequisites: | MATH 1242 or MATH 2164 with a grade of C or better or consent of the department. | ||||||
| Topics: |
Chapter 1: Arithmetic in ℤ Revisited. Chapter 2: Congruence in ℤ and Modular Arithmetic. Chapter 3: Rings. Chapter 4: Arithmetic in F[x]. Chapter 5: Congruence in F[x] and Congruence-Class Arithmetic. Chapter 6: Ideals in Quotient Fields. Time permitting, and depending on the interest of the audience, we will also cover some of Chapter 7 (Groups). | ||||||
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| Homework: |
Homework will be assigned every day, and will be usually collected once
every week. I will make an effort to regularly post the homework on
the webpage
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| Evaluation: | Grades will be based on: 23% for the homework, 22% for each of the tests, and 33% for the final. | ||||||
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Mondays and Wednesdays 5:00 - 6:15 pm in Fretwell 306. | ||||||
| Homepage: | http://www.math.uncc.edu/~ghetyei/courses/3163/index.html |