Abstract AlgebraFall 2026 CalendarThis calendar will be updated frequently. (Refresh the screen to be sure you are seeing the latest version.) Please work the suggested exercises at the indicated pace, supplemented with additional exercises from the Exercise List, as needed, to prepare for the quizzes. See the Test Archive for sample tests. |
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| Aug. | 17 |
19 Chapters 1, 2: Introduction; Algebraic Structures |
| 24 Chapter 3: Binary Operations; Groups |
26 Chapter 3: Groups |
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| Sept. |
31 Chapter 3: Groups Suggested Exercises: Ch. 3: 2, 7, 10, 13, 14, 21 |
2 Chapter 3: Subgroups Quiz 1 (Chapter 3, through Exercise 27) |
| 7 Suggested Exercises: Ch. 3: 30, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 45, 51 |
9 Chapter 4: Cyclic Groups Quiz 2 (Chapter 3) |
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| 14 Chapter 4: The Group C* and Roots of Unity Suggested Exercises: Ch. 4: 4bd, 5, 20, 23c, 24 |
16 Chapter 5: Permutation Groups Quiz 3 (Chapter 4) |
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| 21 Chapter 5: Symmetric, Alternating and Dihedral Groups Suggested Exercises: Ch. 5: 1bd, 2dijk, 3bd, 10, 23, 31, 34 |
23 Chapter 6: Cosets and Lagrange's Theorem Quiz 4 (Chapter 5) |
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| 28 Chapter 6: Cosets and Lagrange's Theorem Suggested Exercises: Ch. 6: 5bg, 12, 14, 18, 19 |
30 Chapter 9: Isomorphisms Quiz 5 (Chapter 6) |
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| Oct. | 5 Chapter 9: Cayley's Theorem |
7 TEST #1 (Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6) |
| 12 Chapter 9: Direct Products Suggested Exercises: Ch. 9: 2, 5, 9, 16, 22 |
14 Chapter 10: Normal Subgroups and Factor Groups Quiz 6 (Chapter 9) |
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| 19 Chapter 11: Group Homomorphisms Suggested Exercises: Ch. 10: 1abe, 13c |
21 Chapter 11: Isomorphism Theorems Quiz 7 (Chapter 10) |
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| 26 Chapter 13: Finite Abelian Groups Suggested Exercises: Ch. 11: 2bde, 5, 18 |
28 Chapter 16: Rings Quiz 8 (Chapter 11) |
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| Nov. | 2 Chapter 16: Integral Domains and Fields Suggested Exercises: Ch. 13: 2, 6 |
4 Chapter 16: Ring Homomorphisms and Ideals Quiz 9 (Chapter 13) |
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11 TEST #2 (Chapters 9, 10, 11, 13) |
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| 16 Chapter 16: Prime and Maximal Ideals Suggested Exercises: Ch. 16: 2, 3bd, 8, 17, 18bc, 28, 30 |
18 Chapter 17: Rings of Polynomials Quiz 10 (Chapter 16) |
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| 23 Thanksgiving Break |
25 Thanksgiving Break |
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| 30 Chapter 17: Irreducibility Suggested Exercises: Ch. 17: 3b, 5bc, 9, 24 |
2 Chapter 18: Integral Domains Quiz 11 (Chapter 17) |
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| Dec. | 7 Chapters 20 and 21; Conclusion |
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| 14 FINAL EXAM 8:00-10:50 |
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