| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| January 6, 2014 classes begin Sets |
7 | 8
Equivalence relations |
9 | 10
Equivalence classes |
| 13
Partitions; functions
|
14 | 15
Dihedral groups |
16 | 17
Group definition; examples |
| 20
M. L. King Day, no class |
21 | 22
Elementary properties of groups |
23 | 24
Elementary properties of groups |
| 27
Finite groups; subgroups |
28 | 29
Subgroups |
30 | 31
Subgroups |
| February 3
Cyclic groups |
4 | 5
Cyclic groups |
6 | 7
Test 1 |
| 10
Cyclic groups |
11 | 12
Permutation groups |
13 | 14
Permutation groups |
| 17
Permuation groups |
18 | 19
Permuation groups |
20 | 21
Isomorphism |
| 24
Cosets and Lagrange |
25 | 26
Cosets and Lagrange |
27 | 28
Test 2 |
| March 3 Spring Break
No class |
4 | 5 Spring Break
No class |
6 | 7 Spring Break
No class |
| 10
Direct product |
11 | 12
Direct product |
13 | 14
Group homomorphism |
| 17
Group homomorphism |
18 | 19
Normal subgroups; Quotient groups (called factor groups) |
20 | 21
First Isomorphism Theorem |
| 24
Examples |
25 | 26
Finite abelian group statement |
27 | 28
Test 3 |
| 31
Finite abelian group statement |
April 1 | 2
Rings |
3 | 4
Rings |
| 7
Integral domains |
8 | 9
Ring homomorphisms |
10 | 11
Ideals |
| 14
Quotient rings |
15 | 16
Quotient rings |
17 | 18 Good Friday
Prime ideals, maximal ideals |
| 21
Test 4 |
22 | 23 last class day
Answer questions |
24 reading/review | 25 reading/review |
| 28 |
29 | 30 |
May 1 | 2
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Final Exam |
Syllabus for MAS 4301 Abstract Algebra 1 Homework for MAS 4301 Abstract Algebra 1