{"id":533,"date":"2016-01-03T14:15:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-03T19:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/alexb\/?page_id=533"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:12:40","slug":"spring-2016-mas-4301","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/alexb\/courses\/fall-2014\/spring-2016-mas-4301\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2016 MAS 4301"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring 2016 MAS 4301<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Section<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>075A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time and Location<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>M W F Period 4<\/strong> (10:40 am \u2013 11:30 am), in\u00a0<strong>LIT 221<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Textbook<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Contemporary Abstract Algebra<\/em>, 8th ed., by Gallian<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Grade of B or better in MAS 3300 or MHF 3202, or a grade of C or better is MAS 4105<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brief Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The course will cover primarily the fundamentals of Group Theory, chapters 1 \u2013 11 in the textbook. Depending on time we may omit certain chapters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Homework<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Homework will be assigned regularly but not collected. However, doing all the homework is essential for success in this class as the exams test your conceptual understanding of the homework assignments. Many homework problems involve doing proofs. Students are encouraged to check their proofs with their instructor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grading System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The course grade will be determined by three in-class exams (equally weighted), the first two of which will be announced a week in advance and the third one will be on the last day of classes. <strong>No electronic devices (including calculators) are permitted during the exams.<\/strong> The resulting score determines the letter grade according to the following\u00a0table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-grading_scale\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-grading_scale\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Letter Grade<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">A<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">A-<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">B+<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">B<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">B-<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">C+<\/th><th class=\"column-8\">C<\/th><th class=\"column-9\">C\u2212<\/th><th class=\"column-10\">D+<\/th><th class=\"column-11\">D<\/th><th class=\"column-12\">D-<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Score<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">100 \u2013 93<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">92 \u2013 88<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">87 \u2013 83<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">82 \u2013 74<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">73 \u2013 69<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">68 \u2013 64<\/th><th class=\"column-8\">63 \u2013 59<\/th><th class=\"column-9\">58 \u2013 54<\/th><th class=\"column-10\">53 \u2013 49<\/th><th class=\"column-11\">48 \u2013 40<\/th><th class=\"column-12\">39-31<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-grading_scale from cache -->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Attendance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendance is mandatory. Also, please arrive to class before it starts; it is very disruptive when someone walks in late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make-ups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Make-up exams will not be administered unless they are supported by valid documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Honor Code<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are expected to abide by the Honor Code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accommodations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students requesting classroom accommodations must first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to their instructor when requesting accommodations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disclaimer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I reserve the right to change the above policies if situations warrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":331,"featured_media":0,"parent":341,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-533","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/alexb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/alexb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/alexb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/alexb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/331"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/alexb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/alexb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1184,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/alexb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/533\/revisions\/1184"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/alexb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/alexb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}