Math 230B-C, Winter & Spring 2005

Karl Rubin

e-mail: krubin@math.uci.edu
phone: 824-1645
office hours: Monday 2-4, Wednesday 12-1, MSTB 255

Announcements

The take-home final is now available. It is due Wednesday March 23 at 4:00pm. Hand it in by that time to Diana Chen (note change!) in MSTB 103.

Grades for the midterm have been posted on the EEE web page.

Room change: We will meet in MSTB 254 until further notice.

Important dates:

There will be one in-class midterm and a take-home final exam. Dates:

Midterm: Wednesday, Feb. 9 (in class)
Take-home final due: Wednesday, March 23, 4:00pm

Grading:

final exam: 70%
midterm: 30%
problem sets will be graded for your information, but the scores will not count in the final grade.

Grades for the midterm and final will be posted on the EEE web page as soon as they are graded, and you can see your scores there.

Text:

Advanced Modern Algebra, by Joseph J. Rotman.

Syllabus (very tentative; subject to change):

(section numbers from Rotman) You are responsible for the following sections of the book. I highly recommend that you read them before the corresponding lecture. There may be material from the text not completely covered in the lecture.

week of:	Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Jan. 5		4.1	4.1
Jan. 10		4.1, 4.2	4.2
Jan. 17	no class	4.2	4.2
Jan. 24	5.1	5.2	5.5
Jan. 31	6.1	6.2	6.3
Feb. 7	7.1	MIDTERM	7.1
Feb. 14	7.2	7.2	7.3
Feb. 21	no class	7.4	7.6
Feb. 28	9.1	9.1	9.2
March 7	9.3	9.4	9.5
March 14	9.5

Problem Sets:

The problems are all taken from Rotman, unless otherwise noted. All due dates are Wednesdays. The problem sets are due by 3:00, and can either be turned in in class or brought to my office, MSTB 255. Late problem sets will not be graded.

due date:	problems to write up and hand in
Jan. 12	4.5, 4.6, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13
Jan. 19	4.17, 4.18, 4.20, 4.22, 4.23, 4.24, 4.25, 4.26 (I think 4.26 should say that the discriminant of f is a rational square) Note: 4.18 and 4.26 use results not yet covered in class. Just do the best you can with them.
Jan. 26	these problems and 5.11, 5.12, 5.15
Feb. 2	5.17, 5.19, 5.21, 5.25, 5.27, 5.31, 5.59(ii), 5.61(i), 5.66
Feb. 9	6.1, 6.3, 6.6, 6.13, 6.21, 6.26, 6.34, 6.36
Feb. 16	7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.9, 7.14, 7.15, 7.16, 7.17, 7.18
Feb. 25	7.23, 7.24, 7.34, 7.36, 7.37, 7.38, 7.41, 7.52
March 4	9.1, 9.2, 9.4, 9.7, 9.17, 9.21, 9.22, 9.25
March 11	9.32, 9.33, 9.34, 9.35, 9.36
March 23	Take-home final due