Math 113: Introduction to Abstract Algebra
TuTh 12:30-2:00pm, Room 2 Evans
Dr. Sarah Mason
Email: sarahm@math.berkeley.edu
Office: 765 Evans Hall, 510-642-4387
Office Hours: Tu. 10-10:30am, 2-3pm, W. 1-3pm, Th. 10:30-11:30am
Also by appointment
GSI: Brian Rothbach (rothbach@math.berkeley.edu)
Rothbach's Office Hours(891 Evans):
Wednesday 9-12, 1-3
Thursday 9-12, 1-3
Course Info
Syllabus
Rough semester plan (as of Nov. 18)
Tutor Referral
List
Final Exam: December 18 (12:30-3:30)
Practice Problems (UPDATED Dec. 7)
Office Hours (11 Dec.-15 Dec.)-instead of the regular office hours:
Monday (11 Dec.): 2p-4p
Tuesday (12 Dec.): 9a-10a
Thursday (14 Dec.): 3p-4p
Friday (15 Dec.): 10a-12p
REVIEW SESION: Thursday (14 Dec.): 5p-7p (47 Evans)
I wish you the best on all of your finals!
Extra Credit: Using TeX
SOLUTIONS! (submitted by students)
Solution TeX files
Details
Downloads TeX for
Macs
Download TeX for Windows
Common Symbols
A great
resource for more TeX info!
NOTE: Cut and paste the sample TeX files (like the homework solutions) on
the website above to
get started. (Or use the tex file for the extra credit homework below.)
Homework
Homework One: Sets and Mappings (Due Thursday,
September 7)
Homework Two: Complex numbers, binary algebraic
structures (Due Thursday, September 14)
Homework Three: Groups and subgroups (Due
Thursday, September 21)
Homework Four: Subgrous, Cyclic groups (Due Thursday,
September 28)
Homework Five: Permutations (Due Thursday,
October 5)
Homework Six: Orbits and Cycles (updated 5 Oct.)
(Due Thursday,
October 12)
Homework Seven: Homomorphisms (Due Thursday, October
19)
Homework Eight: Quotient groups (Due Thursday, October
26)
Homework Nine: Group actions, Sylow Theorems, Rings
(Due ON OR BEFORE Tuesday, November 7)
Homework Ten: Rings (Due Thursday, November 9)
Homework Eleven: Fermat and Euler (Due Thursday,
November 16)
Homework Twelve: Polynomial Rings (Due Thursday,
November 30) UPDATED NOV. 26
Homework Thirteen: Ideals (Due Thursday, December
7)
Homework Fourteen: Extra Credit-updated Sunday,
Dec. 10 (Due Thursday,
December 14)
TeX file for extra credit homework
Solutions
Homework One Solutions
Homework Two Solutions
Homework Three Solutions
Homework Four Solutions
Homework Five Solutions
Homework Six Solutions
Homework Seven Solutions
Homework Eight Solutions
Homework Nine Solutions
Homework Ten Solutions
Homework Eleven Solutions
Homework Twelve Solutions
Homework Thirteen Solutions
Homework Fourteen Solutions
Midterm 1 solutions
Midterm 2 solutions