Math 206A-B-C--Algebra, Fall 2010-Spring 2011 ********************************************************** Instructor: Professor Daqing Wan, Office RH 410C. 206A TA: Robert Campbell, Office RH 410T, Office Hours Tues 2-4pm. 206B TA: Brandon Smith, Office RH 410V. 206C TA: Angela Wong Meeting Times: MTWF 1:00-1:50 Textbook: Algebra by M. Artin, Second Edition Location: RH Room 190 Office Hours: 11-11:50am on MF and 2-2:50pm on W. Office Phone: (949)-824-7013 Email: dwan@math.uci.edu ************************************************************* This sequence intends to cover and quickly review the basic undergraduate algebra material (Math 120AB, Math 121AB) and to prepare the incoming graduate students to pass the comprehensive algebra exam. An additional goal is to prepare the background for the graduate algebra sequence 230ABC. The final grade of this course will be based on one final exam (50%), one midterm (30%) as well as homework (20%). The problems on the final exam will come from the suggested homework problems as well as examples in the lectures. ************************************************************* Homework Problems ************************************************************** Fall 2010 Chapter 1: 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.13, 1.14. 2.2, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10. 3.1, 3.2. 4.1, 4.2, 4.6. (due Tuesday October 5) M.1, M.3, M.4, M.7. Chapter 2: 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 3.2. 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 4.10. 5.3, 5.4, 5.6. 6.1, 6.5, 6.6, 6.10. (due Tuesday October 12) 7.1, 7.6. 8.1, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.10, 8.12. 10.2. 11.4, 11.6. 12.2, 12.3, 12.4. M.9, M.10. (due Tuesday October 19) Chapter 3: 1.5, 1.9. 2.2. 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.7, 3.8. 4.1, 4.4, 4.5. 5.1, 5.2. 6.1, 6.3. M.1, M.2. Chapter 4: 1.4, 1.5. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5. (due Tuesday October 26) 3.1, 3.3, 3.4. 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 4.8. 5.1, 5.2, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10. (due Thursday November 4) 6.4, 6.5, 6.8, 6.11. 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7, 7.8. (due Tuesday November 9) Midterm Wednesday Nov. 3, 2010. Chapter 5: 1.1, 1.2. 1.5. 2.1, 2.2, 2.4. (due Tuesday November 16) 3.2, 3.3, 3.4. 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, M.1, M.3, M.4. M.7. (due Tuesday November 23) Chapter 6: 3.3, 3.6. 4.1, 4.3. (due Tuesday November 30) 7.1, 7.3, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9. 8.1, 8.4. 10.2, 10.3. 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6. M.7. **************************************************************** Winter 2011 Chapter 7: 2.1-2.4. 3.2, 3.3. 4.7. 5.1, 5.5, 5.9. (due Thursday January 13). 6.1, 6.2. 7.1, 7.4, 7.8. 8.4, 8.6. M.9, M.10. (due Thursday January 20) Chapter 8. 1.1. 2.1. 4.3, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10. 4.12. 5.2, 5.4. (due Thursday January 27) 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.10, 6.12, 6.14, 6.19, 6, 20. 8.1, 8.3. M.10. (due Thursday February 3) Chapter 11. 1,2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6. 2.2. 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5. 3.9. 3.10, 3.11. (due Thursday February 10) 4.3. 5.4. 6.1, 6.4, 6.8. 8.1, 8.2, 8.4. M.1, M.5. (due Thursday February 17) Midterm: Thursday February 10. Chapter 12: 1,2, 1,3, 1.4, 1.5. 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8. (due Thursday February 24) 3.2, 3.4, 3.6. 4.1, 4.2, 4.13, 4.18. 5.1, 5.3, 5.6. M.7, M.10. (due Thursday March 3) Chapter 13: 1.1, 1.3(c), 1.4. 2.1. 4.3. 5.1, 5.3. (due Thursday March 10) Final Exam Thursday March 10, 1-2pm. **************************************************************** Spring 2011 Chapter 14: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4. (due Friday April 1) 4.2, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8. 5.1, 5.2. 6.1, 6.2. (due Friday April 8). 7.3, 7.7, 7.9, 8.1, 8.6, 9.1, 9.5. M.3. (due Friday April 15) Chapter 15: 1.1. 2.1, 2.2. 2.3. 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.6, 3.9. 4.1, 4.2. (due Friday April 22) 6.1, 6.3. 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.7, 7.8, 7.10, 7.12. 8.2. 9.1. M.1, M.4. (due Friday April 29) Midterm: Tuesday, May 3. Chapter 16: 2.2, 2.4. 3.1, 3.2. 4.1. (due Monday May 9) 6.1, 6.2, 6.3. 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6. 8.2. (due Monday May 16) 10.3, 10.9. 11.1. 12.6, 12.7, 12.8. M.1, M.2, M.5. (due Monday May 23) Final Exam: Friday June 3.