Math
100B (Abstract
Algebra) - Winter 2009
Professor: CRISTIAN
D.
POPESCU
- Lectures: MWF 9:00-9:50am, in AP&M B412
Office Hours: Mo. & We. 8:00
- 9:00am, in AP&M B412.
Office: AP&M
6256;
Phone: 858-534-6297; E-mail: cpopescu@math.ucsd.edu
Teaching Assistant: DANIEL VALLIÈRES -
Discussion
Sections: M 5-5:50, in WLH
2115
Office Hours: Th 1-2pm, F 2-3pm, in AP&M 5132
E-mail: dvallieres@math.ucsd.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION
WHAT IS MATH 100B? This is the second
undergraduate course in abstract algebra. In this course we continue to
examine
topics
from group, ring and field theory.
TEXT Beachy, J. A. and
Blair, W. D. Abstract Algebra,
Third Edition
(Waveland Press Inc., 2006). You
are expected to read the text BEFORE each lecture. The students
enrolled in this class are expected to be familiar with the material in
Chapters I, II and III of the textbook (covered in Math
100A, which is a background requirement for Math
100B.)
EXAMS
- Midterm I - Wednesday, January 28, 9:00am, in B412.
Topics: Sections 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8.
- Midterm II - Wednesday, February 25, 9:00am,
in B412.
Topics: TBA.
- Final Exam - Wednesday, March 18,
8:00-11:00am. Location: AP&M B412. Topics: comprehensive.
-
No notes, textbooks, calculators
are allowed during exams. No make-up exams will be given and no late
homework will be accepted. Cheating on an exam results in 0 points for
that exam, as well as
further disciplinary action. Please
read very carefully the following ACADEMIC
INTEGRITY GUIDELINES.
GRADING POLICY
- Midterms 1+2: 20% each; Final Exam: 40%;
Homework: 20%. The grading will be done on a curve, the median
corresponding to a B-/C+.
GETTING HELP
Help with mathematical problems:
- Section: Ask
questions in section --- this is one of the main reasons why sections
exist.
- Office Hours: You
are strongly advised to take full advantage of your professor's and
ta's office
hours.
- Classmates: Sometimes
a classmate can help. Sometimes you can learn by working out problems
together with your classmates.
Help with personal problems which
affect your class work:
- Talk to the professor or, if appropriate, your
college provost.