Math 551: Abstract Algebra

Professor: Jennifer Morse
Office: Korman 262
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursday 9:00-9:30am in PISB107

Texts:
Your favorite algebra book
Representations and Characters of Groups by James and Liebeck

Grading Scheme:
Two Homework Assignments each worth 10%
Midterm worth 35%
Final worth 45%

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Week 1: groups and homomorphisms
Week 2: More group review
Week 3: quotient group and representations Turn in first three assignments

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Week 4: Linear Algebra
Week 5/6: exercises chapters 4 and 5 in book

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Midterm 2/21/12 covering material through week 6

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Week 7: problems and exercises chapter 6

Week 8: problems