Math 113 Section2 - Introduction to Abstract Algebra

Instructor: Chung Pang Mok
Lectures: TuTh 2:00-3:30pm, Room 3107 Etcheverry
Office hours: Monday 2:00 - 3:00, Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00
Email address: mok@math.berkeley.edu

Course Announcements

I will send out announcements by email, which will also be archived in bSpace .

Topics to be covered

  • Group theory
  • Rings and Ideals
  • Fields and their extensions

    Texts for the course

    The official text is

  • John B. Fraleigh, A First Course in Abstract Algebra , Seventh Edition

    from where the homework problems will be taken.

    A good supplementary reference is:

  • R. Allenby, Rings, Fields, and Groups, An Introduction to Abstract Algebra

    Grading Policy

    20% homework, 30 % for two mid-terms, 50% final. Homeworks problems will be assigned on weekly basis. Check this page for the assignments. Once due, the solutions will be posted on this page. Late homeworks will not be accpeted, unless with sufficient reason.
    Collaboration is encouraged, but you have to write the final solution on your own.

    Assignments

  • Homework #1 due 02/03 : Section 2: 3, 8; section 3: 4, 7; section 4: 3, 8, 10. Solutions
  • Homework #2 due 02/10 : Section 4: 34, 40; section 5: 8, 9, 13, 22, 23, 24. Solutions
  • Homework #3 (no need to submit): section 6: 17, 19, 20, 21; section 8: 4, 8, 16, 46. 47. Solutions
  • Homework #4 due 03/03: Section 9: 2, 5, 9; section 10: 4, 15, 28. Solutions
  • Homework #5 due 03/10: Section 13: 17, 19, 47, 50, 51. Solutions
  • Homework #6 due 03/17: Section 14: 27, 30, 35, 40; section 16: 12, 13 Solutions
  • Homework #7 due 04/07: Section 16: 1, 2, 3; Section 17: 7, 9. Solutions
  • Homework #8 due 04/21: section 18: 12, 13, 38, 40; section 20: 5, 27. Solutions
  • Homework #9 due 04/28 : section 22: 24; section 23: 10, 14, 16, 26, 34. Solutions
  • Homework #10 due 05/05 : section 26: 18, 22 a),b),c), 30, 37. Solutions