Math H113 Problem Sets and Announcements


Homework will generally be due in class every Thursday.
All problems refer to the text Topics in Algebra, 2nd Ed., by Herstein, unless noted otherwise.

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(Due) Date Assignment/Announcement
Jan 25 Problem set 1:
2.3 # 2, 3, 6, 10, 20, 21
Feb 1 Problem set 2:
2.5 # 1, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 27
Feb 8 Problem set 3:
2.5 # 14, 15, 16, 36, 37, 39
Feb 6 --
Feb 16
I will have no office hours
during these dates. Please
see Jared Weinstein, our GSI
for office hours. His hours
are posted here .
Feb 15 Problem set 4:
2.6 # 2, 3, 4, 11, 18, 21
Feb 22 Midterm 1
Covering up to and including section 2.6
March 1 Problem set 5:
2.7 # 1, 2, 6, 7, 9
March 15 Problem set 6:
2.7 # 8, 21
2.8 # 1, 3, 5, 17
March 22 Problem set 7:
2.13 # 4, 6
April 5 Problem set 8:
2.13 # 10, 16, 17
2.14 # 4
Midterm 2
Covering up to and
including the fundamental theorem
of finite abelian groups
April 18 No office hours.
Please see GSI for help.
April 19 Problem set 9:
2.10 # 2, 3, 7, 10, 18
2.11 # 1
May 3 Problem set 10:
3.2 # 3, 8, 10, 12
3.4 # 1, 3, 5
May 15 Review Session
Date: Tuesday May 15
Time: 6:00--9:00 PM
Location: 56 Hildebrand Hall
Bring questions!!!
May 17 Final Exam
Date: Thursday May 17
Time: 8:00--11:00am
Location: 241 Cory Hall