Instructor: David Savitt
Office: Math Building, Room 214
E-mail: savitt at math dot arizona dot edu
Phone: 621-2170
Office hours: Mondays and Thursdays, 2-3 pm
Course assistant: Tommy Occhipinti

Time: MWF, 1-1:50 pm
Location: Math 501

Textbook: Anthony Knapp, Basic Algebra, available for download from Springerlink
There is a sequel, Advanced Algebra, that is listed as a recommended text.

Syllabus: Multilinear algebra, commutative rings and their modules, fields and Galois theory. Additional topics, time permitting, may include an introduction to representation theory, and/or an introduction to homological algebra.

Grades: There will be weekly homework assigments (usually due on Fridays), worth 25% of the grade; two midterm exams, each worth 20% of the grade; and a final exam, worth 35% of the grade. If it helps your grade, I will drop the lowest of the two midterms. The midterms will be on Wednesday, February 13 and Wednesday, March 26.

Homework: All homework assignments will be posted on this website.

Homework 1 (due Feb. 1): Knapp IV.74-77 and VI.7,10
Homework 2 (due Feb. 11): Knapp VI.13,14,16,29,30
Homework 3 (due Feb. 25): pdf
Homework 4 (due Mar. 5): Knapp VIII.4,8,10,15,16
Homework 5 (due Mar. 14): Knapp VIII.5,11,24,31,35
Homework 6 (due April 9): pdf, solutions
Homework 7 (due April 16): pdf, solutions
Homework 8 (due April 25): pdf, solutions
Homework 9 (due May 2): pdf, solutions
Problems 10 (optional; not due): pdf