Math 422/501: Algebra I (Groups and Fields)

General Information

• Office: MATX 1112, 604-827-3031
• Email: "lior" (at) Math.UBC.CA (please include the course number in the subject line, if applicable)
• Office hours (Winter 2025):

  Time	Location	Zoom Meeting ID	Zoom Password
  TTh 12:30-13:00	ESB 4127 and on Zoom	684 2674 1683	101671
  F 10:30-11:30	My office and on Zoom

• Classes: M 2pm-4pm (GEOG 201), W 2pm-3pm (MATH 105) Make-up classes W 3pm-4pm if needed.
• Optional Textbook:
  Allan Clark, Elements of Abstract Algebra, Dover Publications, New York. ISBN: 0-486-64725-0
  
  
  
• Syllabus (PDF)
• (Rough) lecture notes (PDF)
• SLATE site.
  
  
• Monday, September 28th: Class shortened to 1 hour, to be taught by Patrick Brosnan.
• Wednesday, September 30th: Class extended to 2 hours in compensation.
• Wednesday, October 7th: Midterm.
• Wednesday, October 14th: Class extended to 2 hours in compensation for Thanksgiving.
• Final: Tuesday, December 15th at 12:00 in MATH 103.

Problem Sets

1. Problem Set 1 (corrected 13/9), due 16/9/09
2. Problem Set 2 (corrected 21/9), due 23/9/09
3. Problem Set 3, due 30/9/09
4. Problem Set 4, due 7/10/09
5. Problem Set 5, due 14/10/09
6. Problem Set 6, due 21/10/09
7. Problem Set 7, due 28/10/09 (extended to 30/10)
8. Problem Set 8, due 4/11/09
9. Problem Set 9, due 13/11/09
10. Problem Set 10, due 18/11/09
11. Problem Set 11 (corrected 21/11), due 25/11/09

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Last modified Monday July 12, 2010