Math 111
Noncommutative Algebra
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General Information
Abstract Algebra (third edition) Dummit and Foote
Authors' link to Errata
(Available online or at Wheelock Books)
T. R. Shemanske |
MWF 11:15 - 12:20 (x-hour) Tu 12 - 12:50 |
004 Kemeny |
Note: The x-hours are required for all graduate students enrolled in
the course.
There will be a midterm and a final
examination. The midterm will probably be a take-home exam, but may
also have an in-class component; the final will be a scheduled
three-hour final.
Midterm Exam |
Late April, 2011 |
|
Final Exam |
Friday, June 3, 2011 |
8 -- 11 am |
- Written homework will be assigned (potentially) daily and will be collected
weekly, due at the beginning of Tuesday's class.
- Homework assigned on M,W,F of one week is due on Tuesday of the
following week.
- All homework assignments will be posted on the course assignment's
web page.
- Late homework will not be accepted in the absence of divine
intervention or matters of similar weight.
- Unexcused late and missing papers count zero.
- Homework is to be written neatly using one side of 8 1/2 x
11 inch paper. You may feel free to you recycled printer paper to
achieve this goal in an environmentally friendly manner.
- Do not use paper from a spiral notebook unless
you can tear off the ragged edge.
- All papers are to be stapled.
- Use English.
If you can't read your solutions aloud as fluently as if you were
reading your textbook, try using nouns and verbs in your write ups!
- Consult the honor principle (below) as it applies to this course.
The course grade will be based upon the scores on the midterm
exam, homework, and the final exam as follows:
Midterm Exam |
100 points |
Homework |
100 points |
Final Exam |
150 points |
Total |
350 points |
On Homework: Collaboration is permitted and encouraged, but no
copying . What a student turns in as a homework solution is to be his or
her own understanding of how to do the problems. Students must state
what sources they have consulted, with whom they have collaborated,
and from whom they have received help. The solutions you
submit must be written by you alone. Any copying (electronic or
otherwise) of another person's solutions, in whole or in
part, is a violation of the Honor Code.
Moreover, if in working with someone they have provided you with
an important idea or approach, they should be explicitly given credit
in your writeup. Hints I give in office hours need not be cited. Note:
It is not sufficient to annotate your paper with a phrase like ``I
worked with Joe on all the problems.'' Individual ideas are to be
credited at each instance; they represent intellectual property.
On Exams: Students may not receive assistance of
any kind from any source (living, published, electronic, etc), except
the professor, and may not give assistance to anyone. Matters of
clarification are to be left to the professor.
If you have any questions as to whether some action would be
acceptable under the Academic Honor Code, please speak to me, and I
will be glad to help clarify things. It is always easier to ask
beforehand.
Students with disabilities enrolled in
this course and who may need disability-related classroom
accommodations are encouraged to make an appointment to see me before
the end of the second week of the term. All discussions will remain
confidential, although
the Student
Accessibility Services office may be consulted to discuss
appropriate implementation of any accommodation requested.
Some students may wish to take part in religious observances that
occur during this academic term. If you have a religious observance
that conflicts with your participation in the course, please meet with
me before the end of the second week of the term to discuss
appropriate accommodations.
T. R. Shemanske
Last updated June 23, 2014 15:20:07 EDT