Math 113 (Introduction to Abstract Algebra)

Course structure

• We will have in-person lectures on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00-6:30 PM in Social Sciences Building, room 136.
• Homework will be posted below weekly. Homework should be turned in on bCourses. You can either upload a pdf, a scan, or pictures of your homework.
• We will have two midterm exams and one final exam. They will be posted below. Each will be take-home format. You will have one week to complete each exam. They are open book and open notes.

Office hours

• The GSI for Math 113 is Max Wimberley. They will be holding office hours every weekday from 11am-1pm in 1047 Evans.
• On the following days, the GSI office hours will be held remotely via Zoom:
  • Wednesday, August 25th through Friday, August 27th
  • Friday, September 3rd
  • Tuesday, September 7th through Friday, September 10th
  Register for the Zoom meeting HERE
Note: GSI office hours will not be held on 9/2, 10/1, and 10/4.
• I will hold office hours Mondays and Thursdays from 2-3PM in Evans 847.

Resources

• Here is our syllabus.
• Our official textbook is "Abstract Algebra: Theory and Applications" (2020 edition) by Thomas W. Judson. This is an open source textbook which you can download for free at the following link: http://abstract.ups.edu/download.html. You can purchase a print copy for less than $20 here: http://abstract.ups.edu/purchase.html

Important dates

• First midterm: assigned 9/30, due 10/6
• Second Midterm: assigned 10/28, due 11/3
• Final Exam: assigned 12/11, due 12/17

Exams

• Midterm 1: Average: 34.15/40 or 85%. Solutions are posted on bCourses.

Homework
Numbered problems are from the textbook. Homework should be submitted to bCourses.

• Homework 1 (due 9/1): Section 3.5, problems 2, 28, 30, 31
• Homework 2 (due 9/8): Section 3.5, problems 32, 38; Section 4.5, problems 3aci, 23, 38; Section 5.4, problem 2ab
• Homework 3 (due 9/15): Section 5.4, problems 13, 14, 37; Section 6.5, problems 1, 5afh, 18
• Homework 4 (due 9/22): Section 9.4, problems 12, 27; Section 10.4, problems 2, 7, 8, 9
• Homework 5 (due 9/29): Section 9.4, problems 19, 33; Section 11.4, problems 3, 5, 9
• Homework 6 (due 10/13): Section 5.4, problems 3abd, 7, 11; Section 11.4, problems 14, 17
• Homework 7 (due 10/20): Section 14.5, problems 2a, 4, 5; Section 15.4, problem 1
• Homework 8 (due 10/28): (click here)
• Homework 9 (due 11/10): Section 16.7, problems 1bdf, 3ace, 5; Section 17.5, problem 7
• Homework 10 (due 11/23): Section 17.5, problems 9, 10, 13; Section 21.5, problems 5, 15
• Homework 11 (due 12/2): Section 21.5, problems 1abc, 2abc, 3ac, 5