MATH 3330-02 Abstract Algebra, Class Number  12532, MoWe, 13:00-14:30 SEC 203

Office: 607 PGH, Phone: 713-743-3462, email: klaus@math.uh.edu, Office Hours: Tu 13-14, and by appointment, you can always send me an email

Graders: Wilfredo Molina (molina.wilfredo.j@gmail.com) Casa Hours: MF 10-12, Yaofeng Su (suyaofeng@amss.ac.cn), Casa Hours:
Tue 9.30-12.00, 15.00-18.00, Thu 9.30-12.00, 15.00-18.00

Book: L. Gilbert, J. Gilbert Elements of Modern Algebra, Eighth edition, CENGAGE Learning

Syllabus: Chapter 1 (Fundamentals), Chapter 2 (The Integers), Chapter 3 (Groups), Chapter 4 (More on Groups: Cosets, Normal subgroups, Quotient groups), Chapter 5 (Rings, Integral Domains, and fields).

Grading: Four tests (60%) and the Final (40%).

Test 1: February 17, 13:00-14:30    Practice Test 1     Test 1 with solutions

Test 2: March 23, 13:00-14:30,  Notes for Test 2      Practice Test 2     Test 2 with solutions

Test 3: April 18  13:00-14:20, Practice Test 3        Test 3 with solutions

Test 4: Monday, May 9, part 1 of the final

Final: Monday, May 9, 14:00-16:40, Previous Final  
The posted final is meant as study guide for the material on rings and fields. Your final will also have problems on permutations (even, odd, cycles, transpositions). You also need to know the homomorphism theorem.

For all tests and the final you have to bring a blue-book and show a picture ID.

Suggested Homework; Homework won't be collected but discussed in class. HW serves as preparation for the tests and Final.

Chapter 1
1.1: T or F, 3,7,38,30; 1.2: T or F, 5,25; 1.4: T or F, 1,9; 1.5; 1,5: T or F, 1(a)-(d), 1.7: T or F, 2,4,24

Chapter 2
2.2:1,2; 2.3: T or F, 17, 18, 19, 20; 2.4: T or F, 8,9,10, 11, 12; 2.5: T or F, 1, 30, 31, 32; 2.6: 1, 5, 7

Chapter 3
3.1: T or F, 1-4, 11-13, 17; 3.2 T or F, 11,15,17; 3.3: T or F, 9-12; 3.4: T or F, 29,32,33; 3.5: T or F, 12,13,20,21; 3.6: T or F 5,17,19,20

Chapter 4
4.1: T or F, 1,3; 4.2: T or F, 1,10,13; 4.4: T or F, 6,24,27,30; 4.5: T or F, 8,24,31,34; 4.6: T or F, 20,28,30

Chapter 5
5.1: T or F, 1, 17, 18, 39, 40, 51; 5.2: 2, 18, 20, 23,24,25