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You can view the information sheet for the course in PDF or HTML format.
The Final Exam will be on Wednesday, May 19, from 3-5 pm.
It will be comprehensive, covering all the material we have done
this semester. There will be several problems on ring theory.
For more information on the material we covered in ring theory
(Chapters 12,13, & 16), look here:
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Eighth homework assignment, due Wednesday, May 12: Chapter 12 #38,48; Chapter 13 #24,34,41,54; Chapter 16 #20
View the Homework for Chapters 12,13,16-18 in HTML or PDF format.
The Second Midterm Exam will be on Wednesday, April 28,
covering the material we've done in Chapters 5-11.
You can view a list of some topics we've covered in Chapters 5-11 in
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Seventh homework assignment, due Monday, April 26: Chapter 7 #12,22; Chapter 9 #4,48
SPECIAL NOTE about April 19. On Monday, April 19, Math 531 will not meet as usual. You are encouraged to attend the lecture by Professor R. Daniel Mauldin on a problem in Geometry in EMS E408: see this web page for more. You are also encouraged to attend his Marden Lecture on how our understanding of mathematics has developed, on Tuesday, April 20 in EMS E180. This lecture is intended for a general audience; see this web page for more. You can get extra credit equal to one homework problem for each of these lectures you attend: be sure I know you're there. (I will be.)
View the Homework for Chapters 7, 8, 9 & 11 in HTML or PDF format.
Sixth homework assignment, due Wednesday, April 14: Chapter 6 #6,14,20,22
Fifth homework assignment, due Monday, April 5: Chapter 5 #8,18,26,42
View the Homework for Chapters 5 & 6 in HTML or PDF format.
The First Midterm Exam will be on Monday, March 15, covering
Chapters 0 - 4.
You can view a list of some topics we've covered in Chapters 0-4 in
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Fourth homework assignment, due Monday, March 8: Chapter 3 #6,14,19,28,48; Chapter 4 #14; Supplementary Exercises (p.90) #6
Third homework assignment, due Wednesday, March 3:
Chapter 1 #12; Chapter 2 #14,17,24
Note Chapter 3 problems now due Monday
Second homework assignment, due Wednesday, February 11: Chapter 0 #28, 48
First homework assignment, due Wednesday, February 4: Chapter 0 #8, 14, 22
View the Homework for Chapters 0-4 in HTML or PDF format.