Syllabus for Math 317, Section G1, Fall 2001

Introduction to Abstract Algebra

• Professor: Eugene Lerman
• Office: 334 Illini Hall
• Phone: (217) 244-9510
• email: lerman@math.uiuc.edu (the best way to contact Eugene Lerman)
• Home page: http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~lerman
• Course page: http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~lerman/317/f01syl.html
• Office Hours: MW  11-12 and/or by appointment
• Class meets:
• MWF  3 pm, 445 Altgeld
• Prerequisites: Officially Math 242 or 243 or 245, or equivalent. In practice, willingness to think abstractly. Also, a course in linear algebra is useful.

We will study groups and rings: chapters 1-10, 12 - 17 and, if time permits, some chapters in Part 5.

• Homework: Homework problems are to be assigned once a week. They are due on Monday of the following week. No late homework will be accepted.
• Exams: There will be three midterms and a final. All exams will be closed book. The midterms will take place on September 17, October 12 and November 9 (the dates are subject to change). The final, according to the noncombined final examination schedule is to take place on December 13, 1:30 pm .

• Grade: The formula for the course grade is roughly as follows:
• final exam = 24 %
• 3 midterms at 20 % each = 60%
• homework, class participation etc = 16%
There will be NO CURVE