MAT 441 : INTRODUCTION TO MODERN ALGEBRA

Fall 2009 , Madison


Instructor: (TR 11:00-12:15 at 4281 White Hall-Helen C.)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kalafat (kalafatmath.wisc.edu)
Office: 315 Van Vleck Hall.
Office hours: TR 12:15-1:00, 3:45-4:30.

Course Grader: Andrew Webber (webber2wisc.edu)

Text:A First Course in Abstract Algebra by John B. Fraleigh. 7th Edition. Addison-Wesley.
Auxiliary text: Abstract Algebra by David Dummit and Richard Foote, 3rd or 2nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2004.
Some other helpful books:
John Beachy, William Blair - Abstract Algebra.
D. S. Malik , John M. Mordeson , M. K. Sen - Fundamentals of Abstract Algebra : Includes lots of worked out exercises.
John T. Moore - Introduction to Abstract Algebra : Easy reading.

Homework: Homework will be posted to the web once a week, or once in two weeks.
Please staple your homework whenever it consists of more than a single page.
Give details of your solutions. Yes/No answers are not enough.

Examinations: There will be two midterm examinations and a final examination.

Grades: Grades will be assigned on the following basis:
Homework 25%, Midterms 20% each, Final 35%.

Web page: The course web page is http://www.math.wisc.edu/~kalafat/uw441/.

Calendars: Academic , Monthly

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