MCS 314

MCS 314, Modern Algebra II
(1:30-2:20 MTuThF in OHS 319)

Syllabus: Here is the syllabus.

Office hours for the rest of the semester:

Online resources:

Webwork is where you do your online homework.
I use Moodle to post your grades and other course related material throughout the semester
The grade calculator allows you to input your current running total from Moodle and see what kind of score you need on the final exam for each kind of letter grade. The calculator is a Google Sheets document, so you need to be logged in to a Google account to access it. It is supposed to work with any Google account, not only your Gustavus account. Click Use Template in the upper right corner to start. You can also download an Excel version of the calculator if Google Sheets does not want to cooperate.
Wolfram MathWorld is an interactive math encyclopedia.
Wolfram Alpha gives you access to many features of Mathematica, an extremely powerful computer algebra program, without paying $$$ and learning Mathematica syntax. It does not only do algebra.

Homework:

Assigned	Due	Read	Exercises
2/6		4.1-3	No exercises to turn in this week.
2/10	2/17	4.3, 4	3.5.4, 12 and 4.1.9 and 4.2.4, 11
2/17	2/25	4.4, 5	4.2.10 and 4.3.4, 8, 17, 18
2/24	3/3	4.4, 5	4.4.1, 4, 8, 18
3/3	3/10	4.5	4.5.3, 16, 35, 38, 45
3/10		4.5	Homework holiday. Review for the upcoming exam.
3/17	3/24	4.5, 6 and 7.1	4.5.13, 17, 26, 30, 33
3/24	3/31	4.6 and 7.1	4.5.36 and 4.6.1-3 and 7.1.5
3/31	4/14	7.2-4	Webwork: HW1 Offline: 7.1.14, 15, 29 and 7.2.3, 12
4/14		7.4, 5	Homework holiday. Review for the upcoming exam.
4/21	4/28	7.4, 5 and Appendix I	Webwork: HW2 Offline: 7.2.6 and 7.3.2, 17, 21, 24
4/28	5/5	7.5, 6	Webwork: HW3 Offline: 7.4.6, 7, 11, 17, 35 Hint for 7.4.35: An ideal I contains A if and only if I contains all of the a_i.
5/5	5/12	8.1-3	7.5.4, 6 and 7.6.3, 6 and 8.1.11
5/12	5/16 (note Tuesday deadline, except Webwork)	8.2, 3	Webwork: HW4 Offline: 8.2.2, 4

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