2018 Fall Course Syllabus - Mathematics 3098.001

Course: Mathematics 3098.001.

Course Title: Modern Algebra.

Time: Lectures on Tuesday and Thursday 11am - 12:20pm; Recitations on Monday 8-8:50am.

Place: Wachman 009 (Lectures), Wachman 010 (Recitations).

Instructor: Vasily Dolgushev.

Instructor Office: Wachman 530.

Instructor Email: vasily.dolgushev@temple.edu

Instructor Phone: 215-204-7287.

Course Web Page: Please, visit the Canvas

Office Hours: Wednesday 1-2:30pm, Thursday 2-3:30pm and by appointment.

Prerequisites: Math 2111 and Math 2101 or 2103 all with grades of C or higher, or Math 3051 with a grade of C- or higher.

Textbook: Basic Algebra I, N. Jacobson, the second edition, Dover Books on Mathematics.

Course Goals: To master basic concepts and constructions of modern algebra.

Topics Covered: Groups, subgroups, normal subgroups, homomorphisms and isomorphisms of groups, free groups, generators and relations, Sylow theorems, classification of finite abelian groups, rings, subrings, ideals and homomorphisms, polynomial rings plus other topics if time allows.

Course Grading: Homeworks: 40%, midterm 25%, final exam 35%.

Exam Dates: Midterm on Thursday, October 11, 11am-12:20pm, Wachman 009; Final exam on Tuesday, December 18, 10:30am - 12:30pm in Wachman 009.

Attendance Policy: Attendance will not be monitored. However, I strongly encourage you to come to lectures, recitations and take notes.

Homework: Homework assignments will be posted on the Canvas page of this course. They will be collected on Thursdays and you will have two attempts to submit your assignments: in your first submission (of each assignment) I will select 3 problems and I will write comments about your solutions; your revised submission (of each assignment) should contain improved solutions of these 3 problems and this submission will be graded (by the TA). When computing your overall homework average, the lowest homework score will be dropped. Only stapled works will be accepted. Late homeworks will not be accepted.

General Comments: You have to justify all your steps in your work on homework assignments and tests. Also, please, write legibly! Your score will be reduced for not writing legibly and for not justifying your steps.

Teaching Assistant: The TA for this course is Zachary Cline. His e-mail address is tuf01052@temple.edu. His office hours are on Wednesday 1-3pm in MCC (Wachman 1036) and Thursday 12:30-2pm in Wachman 510.

General Wish: GOOD LUCK.

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