MATH 553
Fall 2015
MWF 9:30-10:20
REC 112
Instructor:  David Goldberg
Office: MATH 628
Office Hours: T,TH 10:30-11:30, W 2:00-3:15, by appointment or walk in.
Phone: 49-41919

Text: Dummit & Foote, Abstract Algebra, 3rd. Ed.  Errata for the third edition
This and other texts are on reserve in the MATH Library.

Syllabus
Homework
Homework is assigned each day, collected on Monday. The last day to assign problems for Monday is the preceding Wednesday.  All problems come from Dummit & Foote, unless otherwise noted.

Assignment 1:  Due Monday 8/31, §4.1 (Page 116), Problems 4,9,10; §4.2 (Page 121), Problems 6,7,10, 14; §4.3 (Page 130) Problems 2,5,9,12.

Assignment 2: Due Wednesday, 9/9, Page 130, Page 130, Problems 18,25,26,28,30,34; Page  137 1,4,12,15,16,18.

Assignment 3: Due Monday 9/14, Page 146, Problems  5,7,8,25,30,32,33; Page 156 Problems 4,5,12; Page 173 Problems 3,5,7.
Assignment 4: Due Monday 9/21, Page 173, Problems 9,14,19,20; Page 184, Problems 1,2,6,11,18; Page 106, Problems 1,3,5,12.
Assignment 5: Due Monday 9/28, Page 230, Problems 7,8,14,17,25,26; Page 238, problems 2,5,12; Page 247, Problems 1,8.
Assignment 6: Due Monday 10/5, Page 247, Problems 22,34; Page 256, Problems 8,18,25,35; Page 264, Problems 2,6; Page 267, Problems 1,6.
Assignment 7: Due Wednesday, 10/14, Page 277, Problems 1(c),3; Page 282, Problems 1,3,8; Page 292, Problems 2,8.
Assignment 8: Due Monday, 10/19,  Page 298, Problems 5,12,15,17; Page 301, Problems 1,3,9.
Assignment 9: Due Monday 10/26, Page 306, Problems 3,4; Page 311, Problems 2,6,7,20.
Assignment 10: Due Monday 11/2, Page 315, Problems 2,3; Page 519, Problems 1,3,5; Page 529, Problems 1,2,7,12.
Assignment 11: Due Monday 11/9, Page 529, Problems 8,13,16,19,20; Page 535, Problems 1,5; Page 545, Problems 2,5.
Assignment 12: Due Monday 11/16, Page 545, Problem 6; Page 551, Problems 2,6,7,11; Page 555, Problems 1, 6.
Assignment 13: Due Monday 11/23, Page 555, Problems 8,14; Page 566, Problems 1,4,8; Page 581, Problems 1,4.
Assignment 14: Due Monday 11/30, Page 581, Problems 8,13,15,18; Page 589, Problems 1,7.
Assignment 15: Due Monday 12/7, Page 588, Problem 3; Page 595, Problems 2,5,6,9; Page 603, Problems 1,2,6,10; Page 617 Problems 2,4.

Final Exam

Monday December 14, 10:30-12:30,  REC 112