Math 206A-B-C--Algebra, Fall 2016-Spring 2017 

                          
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Instructor: Professor Daqing Wan, Office RH 410C. 

206ABC TA: Taiji Chen  
                     
Meeting Times: MTWF 2:00-2:50                   
                    
Textbook: Algebra by M. Artin, Second Edition 

Location: RH Room 306

Office Hours: 1-1:50pm on WF. 

Office Phone: (949)-824-7013 

Email: dwan@math.uci.edu
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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.  
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Homework Problems

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Fall 2016

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. 

           (Tuesday Oct. 4) 

           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. 

           (Tuesday Oct 11)

           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. 

           (Tuesday Oct 18)


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. 

           (Tuesday Oct. 25)

           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. 
           6.4, 6.5, 6.8, 6.11. 
           7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7, 7.8. 

           (Tuesday Nov. 1) 

           Midterm: Monday October 31. 


Chapter 5: 2.1, 2.2, 2.4. 
           3.2, 3.3, 3.4. 
           4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 
           M.3, M.4. M.7. 
    
           (Tuesday Nov 8)
 
           1.1, 1.2. 1.5. 

           (Tuesday Nov 15)

Chapter 6: 3.3, 3.6. 
           4.1, 4.3. 
           7.1, 7.3, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9. 
           8.1, 8.4. 

           (Tuesday Nov 22) 

           10.2, 10.3. 
           11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6. 
           M.7. 

           (Tuesday Nov 29)

          Final Exam Friday Dec 2. 

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Winter 2017 


Chapter 7: 2.1-2.4. 
           3.2, 3.3. 
          

           (due Thursday Jan 12).

           6.1, 6.2. 
           7.1, 7.4, 7.8. 
           8.4, 8.6. 
           M.9, M.10. 

           (due Thursday Jan 19)

Chapter 8.  1.1. 
            2.1. 
            4.3, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10. 4.12. 
            5.2, 5.4. 

            (due Thursday Jan 26)

            6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.10, 6.12, 6.14, 6.19, 6, 20. 
            8.1, 8.3. 
            M.10. 

            (due Thursday Feb 2)


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 Feb 9)  

            4.3. 
            5.4. 
            6.1, 6.4, 6.8. 
            8.1, 8.2, 8.4. 
            M.1, M.5. 

            (due Thursday Feb 16) 

            Midterm: Friday Feb 10. 


Chapter 12: 1,2, 1,3, 1.4, 1.5. 
            2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8. 
            3.2, 3.4, 3.6. 
            4.1, 4.2, 4.13, 4.18. 

            (due Thursday Feb 23)
            
            5.1, 5.3, 5.6. 
            M.7, M.10.  
            
            (due Thursday Mar 2)  


Chapter 13: 1.1, 1.3(c), 1.4. 
            2.1.
            4.3.
            5.1, 5.3. 
          
            (due Thursday March 9) 


Final Exam  Wednesday, March 15.  
 
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Spring 2017 


Chapter 14: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4. 
            2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4.
            4.2, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8.  

            (due Monday April 10)

            5.1, 5.2. 
            6.1, 6.2. 
            7.3, 7.7, 7.9, 
            (due Monday April 17). 

            8.1, 8.6, 
            9.1, 9.5. 
            M.3. 

            (due Monday April 24)

         
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 Monday May 1) 

            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 Monday May 8) 

            Midterm:  Friday May 5. 

Chapter 16: 2.2, 2.4. 
            3.1, 3.2. 
            4.1. 
            6.1, 6.2, 6.3. 
            7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6. 
            8.2. 

            (due Monday May 22) 

            10.3, 10.9. 
            11.1. 
            12.6, 12.7, 12.8. 
            M.1, M.2, M.5. 

            (due Monday June 5)

     
             Final Exam: Thursday June 8