W. Watkins

 

Last update: 18-Nov-09

 


 

 

 

Watkins Classes, Fall 2009

 

 

 

Math Tutoring Center


SH 274/Computer Lab SH 272
Same hours for both:

 

Mon - Thurs  10:00 - 5:30
Fri          10:00 - 3:00
Sat          11:00 - 2:00

 

 

Math 103:


Test 1 Tuesday, September 15:
Sections 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2
Study the lecture notes, WebWorK problems and Pactice Problems (below)

 

Test 2 Thursday, October 8:

Sections 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 10.1

 

 

 

Test 3 Tuesday, November 3:
Sections 10.2, 10.4, 10.5, 10.7, 11.3, 11.4, 11.7 Parts 1 and 2

 

 

Information Sheet for Math 103


Practice Problems

Lecture Notes Part I

Lecture Notes Part II (Spiral-bound copies now available in the bookstore)

 


 

Math 460:

 

Textbook:  Abstract Algebra, 3rd Ed., David S. Dummit and Richard M. Foote,

Wiley, 2004, ISBN 978-0-471-43334-7

 

Information Sheet for Math 460

 

Exam #2: Tuesday, October 13

Sections: 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1

 

Exam #3: Tuesday, November 3

Sections: 3.2, 3.3, 4.3, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2
Practice problems from 4.3: 10, 11ac, 13, 27 (don't have to turn in)

 

Homework:

 

Due Tuesday, Sep 01:

Section 1.1: 1b, 1d, 8, 9, 14, 23, 25

 

Due Tuesday, Sep 08:

Section 1.2: 2, 3, 9

Section 1.3: 2, 5, 9, 14

 

Due Tuesday, Sep 15:
Section 1.6: 2, 17, 20, 23

 

Due Tuesday, Sep 22:
Section 1.7: 4a, 12 (with n=6), 16
Section 2.1: 1b,e,  2,b  6,  13

 

Due Tuesday, Sep 29:

Section 2.2: 3, 6b, 7

Section 2.3: 3, 12b, 13b, 18, 23

 

Due Tuesday, Oct 6:

Section 2.4: 6, 11, 13, 15

Section 2.5: 9b

Problem not in the book

Draw the lattice of the subgroups of (Z/24Z)^(times), multiplicative group of invertible elements mod 24.

 

Due Tuesday, Oct 13:

Section 3.1: 1, 6, 9, 22, 36

 

Due Tuesday, Oct 20

Section 3.2: 1, 4

Section 3.3: 3

 

Due Tuesday, Oct 27

Section 4.5: 7, 13, 22, 30

 

Due Tuesday, Nov 3
Section 5.2: 1ac, 4ab, and
Let G be a finite group with the property that g^2=1 for all g in G.
Prove that G is isomorphic to Z_2 x Z_2 x ... x Z_2.

 

Due Tuesday, Nov 10
Section 7.1: 5, 11, 13b, 24
Section 7.2: 7, 8, 9


Due Tuesday, Nov 17
Section 7.3: 10a,d,e, 12a, 18a, 24a, 29
Section 7.4: 8, 14c,d, 15, 27

Due Tuesday, Nov 24

Section 8.1: 1a, 2c, 3, 9, 10

Prove that the ideal generated by 5 and 1+2sqrt(-6)

is not a principal ideal in the quadratic ring Z[sqrt(-6)].