M542 - Modern Algebra 2 - Spring 2014
Departmental description
A.Miller homepage ... Schedule, Address
My old web sites ... see particularly M542 2000 and M541 1999

Textbook: Whatever textbook you used for 541 will suffice.
Browse QA 162 in the math library for an assortment of books.
Textbooks used last semester in Math 541:
... Artin, Algebra
... Dummit & Foote, Abstract algebra
In 1999-2000 I used:
... Gallian, Contemporary abstract algebra
All three are on reserve in the math library.
There are several on-line free books that look just as good:
Ash ... Beachy ... Connell ... Goodman ... Judson ... Shoup

Grading: Part of your grade will depend on attendance, part on
homework, and part on the exams.

• Midterm - in class on Wed Mar 12
• Final exam - Mon May 12 745am-945am Van Vleck B115
  Practice Final Exam
• There will be a daily homework assignment of one or two
  problems. Homework solutions are due in lecture exactly one
  week from when they are assigned. Do not hand them in early.
  Please put them on the desk in front of the room at the
  beginning or end of class. Include the statement of the problem
  as part of your solution. Mystery grading system

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Lecture Notes: Google Drive folder
Algebra theorems and problems ....Source code: alg.tex
theorems only .. problems only
Solutions: 01-02.pdf ... 03.pdf ... 04.pdf ... 05.pdf ... 06.pdf ... 07-08.pdf ...
09.pdf ... 10.pdf ... 11.pdf ... 12-13.pdf ... 14-15.pdf ... 16.pdf ... 17.pdf ...
18-19.pdf ... 20.pdf ... 21.pdf ... 22.pdf ... 23.pdf ... 24.pdf ... 25-27.pdf ...
28.pdf ... 29.pdf ... 30.pdf ... 31.pdf ... 32.pdf ... 32ic.pdf ... 33.pdf ...
34.pdf ... 35.pdf ... 36.pdf ...

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