Math 230B-C, Winter & Spring 2005
Karl Rubin
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e-mail: krubin@math.uci.edu
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phone: 824-1645
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office hours: Monday 2-4 (not April 4), Wednesday 12-1, MSTB 255
Announcements
Solutions to final exam
The solutions to the final exam are now available.
Review for Algebra qual
For Wednesday, May 18: do the autumn 2004 exam, and be prepaered
to present solutions in class.
For Friday, May 27: do the group theory questions on the old
exams May 1996 (#1, 2, 3), May 1997 (#1, 2, 3),
August 1997 (#1, 2, 3).
Important dates:
There will be one in-class midterm and a take-home
final exam. Dates:
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Midterm: Wednesday, May 4 (in class)
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Final: Wednesday, June 15, 1:30-3:30pm
Grading:
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final exam: 70%
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midterm: 30%
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problem sets will be graded for your information, but the scores will
not count in the final grade.
Grades for the midterm and final will be posted on the
EEE web page as soon as
they are graded, and you can see your scores there.
Text:
Advanced Modern Algebra, by Joseph J. Rotman.
Syllabus (very tentative; subject to change):
Section numbers are from Rotman (R), Serre's Linear Representations of Finite Groups (S),
or Dummit & Foote (DF).
You are responsible for the following
sections of the book. I highly recommend that
you read them before the corresponding lecture.
There may be material from the text not completely
covered in the lecture.
week of: |
Monday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
Apr. 4 |
R: 8.1 |
R: 8.1 |
R: 8.1 |
Apr. 11 |
S: 1.1, 1.2 |
S: 1.3, 1.4 |
S: 2.1-2.3 |
Apr. 18 |
S: 2.4-2.7 |
R: 8.4 |
R: 8.4 |
Apr. 25 |
R: 8.4 |
R: 8.4 |
R: 8.4 |
May 2 |
S: 3.1, 3.3 |
MIDTERM |
R: 9.6 |
May 9 |
R: 9.8 |
R: 9.8 |
R: 9.9 |
May 16 |
R: 9.10 |
review... |
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May 23 |
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May 30 |
no class |
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June 6 |
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Problem Sets:
The problems are all taken from Rotman, unless otherwise noted.
Most dates are Wednesdays. The problem sets are due by 3:00,
and can either be turned in in class or brought to my office, MSTB 255.
Late problem sets will not be graded.