Current announcements are posted here while older
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Solutions to the final
exam are available.
The scores on the final have been fairly low. You can
expect a rather substantial curve.
Practice problems
(and their solutions which
were corrected on Friday evening) for the
final exam are available.
Solutions to the second midterm
are available.
Practice problems (as well as
their solutions) for the second
midterm are available.
Homework assignments are posted.
The assignments are to be submitted before class on Thursday. Late
homework will not be accepted.
This is a course on groups, rings and fields following parts of our text.
A detailed outline is available.
Thomas Scanlon
(scanlon@math.berkeley.edu)
71 Evans Hall,
11am - 12:30, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Wednesdays 11am-1pm, Thursdays 10am-11am, and by appointment in 723 Evans Hall.
A First Course In Abstract Algebra (7th edition) (ISBN: 0-201-76390-7) by
John B. Fraleigh
There were two midterm examinations held in our usual classroom
on Thursday, 27 September 2007 and Thursday, 8 November 2007.
Our final exam will take place on
Saturday, 15 December 2007, from 5pm until 8pm in
3 Evans.
Your grade will be based upon your homework (10%), the two midterms (25% each), and
the final exam (40%).