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.

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%.