189-371B: Algebra III

Course Description

• INSTRUCTOR: Professor J. Labute -- BH 1112, Office Hours: MWF 11:30-12:30,1:30-3:00.
• TEXT: D. Dummit and R. Foote, Abstract Algebra, Prentice Hall.
• SYLLABUS: Commutative rings and fields, modules over a principal ideal domain, Galois theory of equations.
• ASSIGNMENTS: There will be 8 assignments.
• TESTS: There will be two class tests.
• FINAL EXAM: There will be a three hour optional final exam; no calculators will be allowed.
• GRADING: If A = assignment mark, T1,T2 = test marks, E = exam mark and F = final mark (all out of 100), then F is the larger of .6E+.4A and .4A + .3T1 + .3T2.