Math 653: Algebra I

Instructor: Sarah Witherspoon
Phone: 845-6178
Email: sjw AT math.tamu.edu
Office and hours: Milner 323, TR 2:30-4:00

Course web address: /~sjw/math653.html

Class meetings: MWF 1:50-2:40 in ZACH 322
Text: Hungerford, Algebra, Graduate Text in Mathematics, Springer, 1974.



Course requirements and grades
Course prerequisite: Math 415 or equivalent.
Homework will be assigned approximately once per week, and is worth a total of 150 points. Two in-class exams are worth 100 points each, and the final exam is worth 150 points. Grades are assigned as follows based on your average: A (90-100%), B (80-89%), C (70-79%), D (60-69%), F (0-59%).

Exam schedule
Exam I, Friday September 28, in class
Exam II, Friday November 2, in class
Final Exam, Tuesday December 11, 3:30-5:30 pm

Course description
3.0 credits. Survey of groups, rings, and ideals.
We will cover most of the first 3 chapters in the text, as well as a few additional topics, time permitting. In the Introduction, please make certain you are familiar with the material in Sections 1-4 and 6. The other sections will be discussed in class as needed.



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