Math 71 Fall 2003

Instructor:  Martin Arkowitz
Office:  315 Bradley Hall
Phone:  646-2419
Email:  martin.arkowitz@dartmouth.edu

Course Specifics:
MWF 8:45 - 9:50,  Bradley 105.  x-hour: Tuesday and Thursday 8:45 - 9:50am
Office hours:  Tuesday and Thursday 1 - 3pm and by appointment.

Text: 
"Contemporary Abstract Algebra", fifth edition, by Joseph A. Gallian. 
This book is available at Wheelock Books.

Grades:
Quizzes (4):  10 points each
Homework: 10 points
Final exam: 50 points

Quiz Schedule:
Q1: Wednesday, Oct 8
Q2: Monday, Oct 20
Q3: Monday, Nov 3
Q4: Monday Nov 17

Homework:
Homework will be assigned weekly, collected and graded. The due dates are given in the table below. Late homework will not be accepted without a compelling reason (such as medical problem or family emergency). You can work together on homework and seek help (for example, during tutorials or office hours), but you are to write up the assignments on your own.

Tutorials:
There will be evening tutorials held in Room 13 Bradley (in the basement of Bradley) from 6:30 to 8:30pm every Tuesday and Thursday. This is where you can get help with your homework in addition to office hours. There will be special office hours on the evening before each quiz.

Honor Principle:
The honor principle is in effect in this course. On all quizzes and exams do your own work and neither give nor accept assistance. The honor principle for homework is stated above.

Disabilities:
Students with disabilities, including physical, psychological or learning disabilities, who may need special consideration, should speak to the instructor as soon as possible.

Syllabus and Homework (check this frequently since it may be changed often)

Week
 Chapter
Pages
 Homework Problems
Due Date
1
 Chapter 2
 42 - 53
 Chap. 2: 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 22, 23, 27, 29
2
 Chapter 3 (skip Ex. 11)
 58 - 67
Chap. 3: 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 15, 17, 19, 27 - 29, 31, 36, 44, 51, 52 10/3
3
 Chapter 4; Chapter 5 (up to p. 104)
 73 - 82; 93 - 103
 Chap. 4: 5, 9, 11, 14, 18, 19, 24, 29, 31, 33, 37, 42, 46, 47; Chap. 5: 3ae, 4, 9ce, 10, 19, 24 - 28 10/13
4
 Chapter 6; Chapter 7 (through Thm. 7.2)
 118- 129; 134 - 140
 Chap. 6: 1 - 5, 7, 10, 12, 22, 25, 30, 36; Chap. 7: 1 - 3, 7, 8, 12 10/17
5
 Chapter 8 (through middle p. 154); Chapter 9 (up to Cauchy Theorem, p. 181)
 150 - 154; 172 - 181
 Chap. 7: 15, 19, 21, 24 - 26; Chap. 8: 5 - 8, 11, 14, 15, 21, 22; Chap. 9: 1, 7, 10, 12, 22, 25, 41, 44, 55 10/24
6
 Chapter 10 (up to Example 14); Chapter 12
194 - 202; 229 - 234
 Chap. 10: 3, 7, 14 - 16, 19, 21, 23, 30, 35, 44, 48; Chap. 12: 2, 3, 9, 15 - 17, 22 - 24, 26, 35, 36 10/31
7
 Chapter 13; Chapter 14
240 - 246; 253 - 260
 Chap. 13: 5 - 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 23, 30, 34, 38, 41; Chap. 14: 2, 6, 9, 17, 19, 25, 30 - 32, 35 11/7
8
 Chapter 15 (up to middle p. 276); Chapter 16
270 - 276; 283 - 290
 Chap. 15: 6 - 8, 12, 14, 21, 23, 26, 30, 32, 38, 40, 45; Chap. 16: 3, 9, 12, 13, 18 - 20, 23, 27, 29, 31, 41 11/14
9
 Chapter 17 (skip the proofs, but not the statements of 17.4 and 17.6, read "Weird Dice"); Chapter 19
295 - 307; 335 - 339
 Chap. 17: 4, 6, 7, 10abc, 11, 12, 14 - 16, 24, 34; Chap. 19: 3, 5, 8 - 11, 18, 19, 22, 23 11/21
10, 11
 Chapter 20 (up to p. 353); Chapter 21 (skip the proof of Thm. 21.6)
344 - 352; 361 - 369
 Chap. 20: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 17, 18, 20, 23, 29;
Chap. 21: 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 20 - 24 		12/1
12
 Chapter 24 (skip subsection The Probability That Two Elements Commute)*
395 - 407




There will be no tutorials after Thursday, Nov. 20.

Final Exam: Handed out Monday, Dec. 1. Due Monday, Dec. 8 at 10 am.

*Pay particular attention to the examples in Chapter 24

Last updated November 29, 2003