Math 8220: Abstract Algebra I (Fall 2024)
Basic information:
- Math 8220, Abstract Algebra I, CRN 91639.
- Lectures: 12:30–1:45pm, Mondays and Wednesdays @ 407 Classroom South (CS).
- Instructor: Yongwei Yao,
Office: 1431 at 25 Park Place. Office phone: (404)413-6454.
E-mail: yyao_AT_gsu.edu
- Office hours: 1:00–2:30pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, online via WebEx (link posted on iCollege).
- Course Description/Syllabus:
click here for a PDF file.
- See Textbook, Homework and
Exams below.
- Math 8220 is a course for one of the Algebra Qualifying Exams in the Ph.D. program.
Textbook
TEXTBOOK: Basic Abstract Algebra
(2nd edition) by P. B. Bhattacharya, S. K. Jain and S. R. Nagpaul,
Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-46629-6.
The lectures will be based on this textbook mostly.
ALTERNATIVE TEXTBOOK: Abstract Algebra (3rd edition)
by David S. Dummit and Richard M. Foote, John Wiley & Sons Inc., ISBN 0-471-43334-9. This textbook contains the materials we cover in the course.
Written Homework, submitted to iCollege
(all pages in one single file).
Each homework set should be turned in on the due day at the beginning of the class.
Your performance in the homework will affect your letter grades by the end of
the semester.
Remember: Show your step-by-step work; and no late homework is accepted.
Exams
There are two in-class midterm exams and a final exam, all submitted in hard-copy and all held at 407 Classroom South (CS).
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First Exam: 10/02/2024 (Wednesday), 12:30–1:45pm, closed book/notes, no calculators.
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Second Exam: 11/06/2024 (Wednesday), 12:30–1:45pm, closed book/notes, no calculators.
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Final Exam: 12/16/2024 (Monday), 10:45am–1:15pm,
closed book/notes, no calculators.
The final exam will be cumulative with a slight emphasis on
the materials not covered in the two midterm exams.
Location: 407 Classroom South (CS).
