MTH316 - Algebra

Schedule

Here is a course timetable showing exactly where we are in class. I will attempt to update it at least weekly, to give you an idea of the reading you need to do to prepare for class.

Week beginning	Chapter	Notes
09/05	Introductions Admin Discussion of Worksheet (in groups)	First day of class. Please read Chapter 0 to help remind yourself of some prerequisites. Here is the introductory worksheet.
09/12	1. Introduction to groups 2. Groups
09/19	3. Finite Groups; Subgroups	Quiz 1 and Homework 1 due on 09/20
09/26	4. Cyclic Groups	Quiz 2 and Homework 2 due on 09/27
10/03	4. Cyclic Groups 5. Permutation Groups	Quiz 3 and Homework 3 due on 10/04
10/10	5. Permutation Groups 6. Isomorphisms	Quiz 4 and Homework 4 due on 10/11
10/17	Midterm I 6. Isomorphisms	No quiz this week
10/24	6. Isomorphisms	Quiz 5 and Homework 5 due on 10/25
10/31	7. Cosets and Lagrange's Theorem	Quiz 6 and Homework 6 due on 11/01
11/07	7. Lagrange's Theorem 8. External Direct Products	Quiz 7 and Homework 7 due on 11/08
11/14	8. External Direct Products 9. Normal Subgroups and Factor Groups	Quiz 8 and Homework 8 due on 11/15
11/21	Midterm II	No class on 11/24 (Thanksgiving), Midterm II on 11/22
11/28	9. Factor Groups 10. Homomorphisms
12/05	11. Fundamental Theorem of Finite Abelian Groups