Math 101
Topics in Algebra
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• The final will be due on MONDAY, November 25 and will be distributed via the assignments page.
• As always, monitor the assignments page for typos and comments on the final.

### Homework Assigments

Week of September 24 - 26, 2003

 Monday: Study: Class Notes Do: Enjoy those fleeting moments of freedom, "unencumbered by the thought process*" (*Tom and Ray) Wednesday: Study: Class Notes Do: Work these problems. I will be adding to this document, but will alert you on this page when I do. (No doubt, I will also be correcting typos. They are a particular talent of mine.) Friday: Study:Class notes. You may also want to look at Lang, $\S I.11$, $\S III.1$ and $\S III.3$. Do: The file of homework problems above has been completed. These problems are due Wednesday.
Week of September 23 to 27, 2013
 Monday Study: Class notes Do: Wednesday Study: Class notes Do: Here is a preliminary version of assignment two. Here are some brief solutions to assignment one. I would be very, very surprised if there weren't some typos -- both on the new assignment and in the solutions. I'm happy to update the source if you let me know about them. Friday Study: Class notes Do:The second homework assignment is now complete and is due Wednesday (October 2nd).

Week of September 30 to October 4
 Monday: Study: Class notes Do: Wednesday: Study: Class notes Do: Get started on this preliminary version of assignment three. Here are some solutions to the second assignment. Please report typos and inconsistencies for either the current assignment or the solutions. Friday: Study: Alot of what we're doing is in Lang $\S$ III.7. You should certainly look at his proof of Theorem III.7.1 as the finitely generated case is much, much easier than the general case we did in lecture. On reserve, Grove's $\S\S$ IV.2-3 are also germaine. Do: Here is the complete third assignment due Wednesday (Oct 9th). (Correction made to problem 4 on Friday morning at 8:20am.)

Week of October 7 to 11, 2013
 Monday: Study: Do: Wednesday: Study: We're working towards Grove's Theorems IV.3.7 and IV.3.11. Do: Here are some solutions to the third homework assignment. Here is the preliminary verson of assignment four. Friday: Study: Class notes. Do: The fourth assignment is complete and will be due on Wednesday the 16th.

Week of October 14 to 18, 2013
 Monday: Study: Do: Wednesday: Study: Do: Friday: Study: At present, the closest source for lecture material is Dummit and Foote, Chapter 12. Do: Here are some rough solutions to homework assignment four Here is the midterm. It is due Friday. Watch this page for corrections.

Week of October 21 to 25, 2013
 Monday: Study: We're starting chapter 4 of Dummit and Foote Do: The exam is due Friday. A few small typos have been fixed on Sunday, October 20. Wednesday: Study: Do: Friday: Study: Still working out of Dummit and Foote. In fact, the homework is almost exclusively from Dummit and Foote. Do:Here is the fifth assignment. It will be due Wednesday (the 30th). I won't promise not to add to it on Monday.

Week of October 28 to November 1, 2013
 Monday: Study: Still working through Dummit and Foote, Chapter 4. Do: Here are some solutions to the midterm. Actually, so of your solutions were tidier. I've returned your exams to your mailboxes. The assignment for Wednesday is complete (as assigned on Friday). There are no additional problems. Wednesday: Study: Finishing up Dummit and Foote's Chap 4 and spilling into Chap 5. Do: Here is a preliminary version of homework six. More problems will be added during the week. Keep and eye out for updates. Friday: Study: Finished with Dummit and Foote Chap 4 and 5. Do: Homework six updated on SATURDAY at 10am.

Week of November 4 - 8, 2013
 Monday: Study: We're starting on tensor products mostly from Dummit and Foote Do: Here are some solutions to homework five. Wednesday: Study: Do: Here is a first cut at assignment seven. Friday: Study: Do: More fun with tensor products -- aka an updated version of homework seven.

Week of November 11 to 15, 2013