Math 114: Second course in Abstract Algebra

Dr. Martin Olbermann
Email: olber@math
Office: 829 Evans Hall, 510-642-3271
Office Hours: (tentatively) Mon 4-5, Fr 10-12
Also by appointment



Course Info

Syllabus

Final Exam:

Friday, May 16, 12.30-3.30 pm in 70 Evans (No make-up exam!)

Practice problems: Do again the problems from the midterms and the homework! You'll find plenty more practice problems in Milne's lecture notes on Galois theory. You can also do old 114 exams.

Solutions to the final: pdf   

Results: jpg    You can see your personal result on bspace.

Midterm 1:

Solutions: pdf   

Results: jpg    You can see your personal result on bspace.

Midterm 2:

Solutions: pdf   

Results: jpg    You can see your personal result on bspace.

Homework

will be given on this webpage each Wednesday, and is due the following Wednesday in class.

Homework 1: pdf Jan. 23, due Jan. 30 Partial solution to homework 1: pdf
Homework 2: pdf Jan. 30, due Feb. 6 Partial solution to homework 2: pdf
Homework 3: pdf Feb. 6, due Feb. 13 Partial solution to homework 3: pdf
Homework 4: pdf Feb. 13, due Feb. 20 Partial solution to homework 4: pdf
Homework 5: pdf Feb. 20, due Feb. 27 Partial solution to homework 5: pdf
Homework 6: pdf Feb. 27, due Mar. 5 Partial solution to homework 6: pdf
Homework 7: pdf Mar. 5, due Mar. 12 Partial solution to homework 7: pdf
Homework 8: pdf Mar. 12, due Mar. 19 Partial solution to homework 8: pdf
Homework 9: pdf Mar. 19, due Apr. 2 Partial solution to homework 9: pdf
Homework 10: pdf Apr. 2, due Apr. 9 Partial solution to homework 10: pdf
Homework 11: pdf Apr. 14, due Apr. 23 Partial solution to homework 11: pdf
Homework 12: pdf Apr. 23, due Apr. 30 Partial solution to homework 12: pdf
Homework 13: pdf Apr. 30, due May 7 Partial solution to homework 13: pdf

I don't know yet how many lectures it will take to finish chapters 15-18 of Stewart, and anyway there will not be a lot of lectures left. But everything we do afterwards and in fact basically everything we did so far is contained in Milne's lecture notes on Galois theory. I also recommend this page with information about solving quintic equations.

Grading

Homework: 20%, Midterm 1: 20%, Midterm 2: 20%, Final Exam: 40%.