CLASS INFO

Math 6130: Modern Algebra 1, Fall 2001
Text: Abstract Algebra, 2nd ed.
by Dummit and Foote

Section 2: MWF 9:00--9:50 ECCR 116

Professor: Keith A. Kearnes   Email: kearnes@euclid.colorado.edu
Office: Mathematics 233       Phone: 492--5203
Hours: MWF 1-2                WWW: http://spot.colorado.edu/~kearnes

Course Outline:
We will discuss groups, group actions, and rings.
(Chapters 1--9 of the text.)

Homework, Quizzes and Exams:
During the semester there will be regularly assigned homework, 
two one hour tests and a final exam. Your grade will be based 
on your homework scores, quiz scores, and exam results. These 
components of your grade will be weighted according to the 
following formula. 
Grade = HW(30%) + T1(20%) + T2(20%) + F(30%).
Late homework will not be accepted.
However, your two lowest homework grades
will not be counted.

Grading:
You will be graded only on your written work. This work will be 
judged on the basis of correctness, completeness and legibility. 
Strings of formulas without explanation will not be accepted. 
Paragraph organization (where appropriate), complete sentences 
and correct punctuation are expected.

Dates:
HW: Due Wednesday            Test 2: November 7
Labor Day: September 3       Thanksgiving: November 22-23 
Test 1: October 3            Last Day: December 13
Fall Break: October 4-5      Final Exam: December 17

Getting Help:
Don't wait until it is too late if you need help. Ask questions!
I am available during the office hours listed above and also at 
many other times. If you can't see me during office hours, then 
make an appointment with me to see me at a different time. I will 
also give short answers to questions sent by email.

WWW:
Information concerning our class will be posted on my web page 
under {\bf information for students}. Copies of documents I 
hand out in class will be accessible from this page. 
My general grading policy and a statement concerning accommodations 
for students with disabilities may be found here.

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