Bianca Viray
Padelford C-525 | Department of Mathematics | 206.543.7986

Introduction to Modern Algebra
Math 403 B; Winter 2015



e-mail: Include [Math 403] in the subject of all emails
Office Hours: Mon. 10:30 - 11:20am, Fri. 4:30 - 5:20pm, or by appointment
Syllabus: pdf

Announcements
Jan. 12: Starting on Wednesday, January 14, we will meet in Thomson Hall (THO) 325.
Jan. 17: The T.A. for this course, Siddharth Mathur will have office hours on Fridays from 2:30 - 4:30pm in the Math Lounge (the room where my mailbox is).
Jan. 19: I will have office hours on Tues., Jan. 20 from 10-10:50 am. You will be able to collect your first homework assignment at that time.
Jan. 27: My office hours on Friday, Jan. 30 will be from 5:15 - 6:05pm instead of 4:30- 5:20pm.
Feb. 9: For the next few classes we will cover ring homomorphisms and the isomorphism theorems. As the book does not cover this material, I have written up some notes.
Feb. 9: I will have office hours on Tues., Feb. 17 from 10-10:50am.

Office hour schedule for final
Sid Mathur: Wednesday, March 11th, 3-5pm, Math Lounge
Prof. Viray: Thursday, March 12th, 1-2pm, Padelford C-525
Prof. Viray: Friday, March 13th, 10:30 - 11:20am, Padelford C-525
Prof. Smith: Tuesday, March 17th, 10:30 - 12:20am, Padelford C-436


Homework assignments
All homework assignments are due at noon on the specified day. Assignments should be placed in my mailbox.

Due Jan. 13: p. 4 #3, #6; p.8 #2, #4, #6; pp.16-17 #4, #9, #12, #13, #21, #26

Due Jan. 21: p. 20 #2, #3, #5, #6; p. 27 #1-6

Due Jan. 27: pp.50-51 #2-5, #7, #10-15

Due Feb. 3: pp.50-51 #18, #20, #23; p. 54 #2-3, #5; p. 76 #1-3, #5

Due Feb. 10: p. 76 #6-9; p. 83 #1-6

Due Feb. 18: Exercises 2 - 8, 10 - 12 from these notes.

Due Feb. 24: Exercises 13, 15, 16 from these notes; p. 61 #3, #4; pp. 66-67 #1, #3, #5, #8, #11

Due Mar. 3: pp.90-91 #1, #3-5, #9-14, #18

Due Mar. 13 pp. 112-113 #2, #5-10; p. 116 #2, #4-6, #4, #6