Prerequisite: By permission only
Text: Michael Artin's Algebra, Prentice Hall, 1991, ISBN 0-13-004763-5. Addall.com prices -- cost $25 to $75 (used).
Web Page: http://www.math.rutgers.edu/~wjcook/ma451-fall2007
Meeting times: The lecture will be held every Monday and Thursday from 10:20am until 11:40am in the Science and Engineering Resource Center (SEC) room 217 on Busch Campus.
Final Exam: The final exam will be held on Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 from 12:00pm until 3:00pm. The final exam will be held in our regular classroom (SEC 217).
Lecturer:
Name:
Dr. William (Bill) Cook
Office:
Hill Center 334 (on the Busch Campus)
Office hours:
Monday and Wednesday from 3:30pm until 4:50pm
Phone:
(732) 445-1316
Email:
Webpage:
Course topics: We will cover selections from the first 9 chapters
of Artin's Algebra. I plan to cover most or all of chapters 2 (basic group theory), 5 (groups and
symmetry), 6 (more group theory including the Sylow theorems), and 9 (group representation theory).
Although we will be focusing on group theory, we may delve into the chapters on linear algebra (1, 3, 4, and 7)
as needed. The term grade will be based on the results of the examinations,
homework problems, and class participation. We will have 2 midterm (80 minute) exams and a final exam.
Homework sets will be assigned approximately once per week. Here are the weights of the different
components: Component Percentage Exam #1 20% Exam #2 20% Final Exam 40% Homework 20%
Other times by appointment
I will update the following schedule as we go along: http://www.math.rutgers.edu/~wjcook/ma451-fall2007/schedule.html.