Math 351: Abstract Algebra 


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Contact me:
e-mail:
laurel.langford@uwrf.edu

My office location: 207B NH
My office phone number:
715-425-4360
My Schedule
Grading policies, etc
Syllabus
Changes as of March 27

Useful Links:

Most current axioms and theorems notes


 




Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
5/18 Rings and Subrings
Rings and Subrings Rings and Subrings Rings and Subrings Units, Zero Divisors and Homomorphisms
5/25 Memorial Day Units, Zero Divisors and Homomorphisms Units, Zero Divisors and Homomorphisms Units, Zero Divisors and Homomorphisms Units, Zero Divisors and Homomorphisms
6/1  Polynomials Polynomials Polynomials Polynomials Ideals and Congruence
6/8  Ideals and Congruence Ideals and Congruence Ideals and Congruence Quotient rings, homomorphsims and extension fields Quotient rings, homomorphsims and extension fields
6/15 Quotient rings, homomorphsims and extension fields Quotient rings, homomorphsims and extension fields Quotient rings, homomorphsims and extension fields



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Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Jan 27  Proving properties of groups Notes on the dihedral group and homework due Monday Feb 10 Function composition is associative
Feb 3 First Page of definitions and theorems notes
Video to help you start proving theorems 2 and 3: uniqueness


Notes for today Feb 5 with homework due Monday 2/17 -> should be Monday 2/10
Solving equations strategy, and proof of theorem 5. (video)

Feb 10 Notes from class
New and improved definitions and theorems notes.
Before Wednesday: try to prove theorems 10 and 11.
On Wednesday: bring questions about the proofs of theorems 3, 4, 10 and 11.
Notes from class
Next Monday due:
Proofs of theorems 1-5 and 9-11
Notes from class
Feb 17
Test 1 Practice List and Friday Homework
Recap of Feb 14-19 content

Feb 24 
Test 1 Notes and assignment (sec 7.4 problems 1a, 1b, 4, 8 are due next Wednesday March 4)
Mar 2
Notes for how to finish today's problems
Notes and homework due next Wednesday  (March 11)
Mar 9 Notes from today (with homework assignment due Friday)
New and improved definitions and theorems
Notes from today's class
Notes from today's class
Mar 16  Stay home

Test 2
Mar 23
Spring
Break
Mar 30 Rings and subrings
Changes to syllabus and how to turn in assignments
Video Lectures: Intro to rings
Subrings of matrices part 1; part 2 (with identity)
Subrings and multiples
Assignment:3.1 # 1, 5b, c, f, 6a,b
Challenge probs: 3.1 # 15, 32 (optional)
Ring Property proofs
Video Lectures: Uniqueness of identity proofs
More about uniqueness of multiplicative identities
Hints for for the assignment

Assignment (link)
Challenge problems 3.2 # 10, 13 (optional)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/433370877

Meeting ID: 433 370 877

Quiz on subrings and Ring properties
The quiz has 5 problems:
one like 3.1 #5, one like 3.1 #6, one like 3.1 #1, and two proofs (chosen from those in the second assignment, but with only short hints, no fill-in-the-blank structure).
How to take the quiz: document explanation, or  video demo

Please see the Canvas module "Zoom Meetings" for links to the Zoom meeting (so I can password Protect meetings)
April 6 
Video solutions to 7.4 and Theorem proofs 19-35
Units, Zero Divisors and Homomorphisms
Units, Zero Divisors and Homomorphisms Units, Zero Divisors and Homomorphisms
April 13 Polynomials
Polynomials Polynomials
April 20
Ideals and Congruence Ideals and Congruence
April 27 Ideals and Congruence Quotient rings, homomorphsims and extension fields (A brief glimpse into Galois theory)
Quotient rings, homomorphsims and extension fields (A brief glimpse into Galois theory)
May 4 Quotient rings, homomorphsims and extension fields (A brief glimpse into Galois theory) Quotient rings, homomorphsims and extension fields (A brief glimpse into Galois theory) Quotient rings, homomorphsims and extension fields (A brief glimpse into Galois theory)
End of Semester Announcements