MAT 541 : MODERN ALGEBRA

Spring 2009 , Madison


Instructor: (Lec 2: TR 2:30-3:45 at B219 Van Vleck)
Dr. Mustafa Kalafat (kalafatmath.wisc.edu)
Office: 315 Van Vleck
Office hours: TR 12:15-1:00, 3:45-4:30

Course Grader: Jeff Stanczyk (jstanczykwisc.edu)

Text: Abstract Algebra by David Dummit and Richard Foote, 3rd or 2nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2004.
Some other helpful textbooks :
D. S. Malik , John M. Mordeson , M. K. Sen - Fundamentals of Abstract Algebra : Includes lots of worked out exercises.
John B. Fraleigh - A First Course in Abstract Algebra : Extra explanations, motivations, examples.
John T. Moore - Introduction to Abstract Algebra : Easy reading.

Homework: Homework will be posted to the web once a week, or once in two weeks.
Please staple your homework whenever it consist of more than a single page.

Examinations: There will be two midterm examinations and a final examination.

Grades: Grades will be assigned on the following basis:
Homework 25%, Midterms 20% each, Final 35%.

Web page: The course web page is http://www.math.wisc.edu/~kalafat/uw541/.

Calendars: Academic , Monthly

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