Math 350, Spring 2012

Groups, Rings, and Fields

General Information
Instructor:

Rob Benedetto
Office: Seeley Mudd 403
Phone: 8562
Email: rlb at cs dot amherst dot edu
or
rlbenedetto at amherst dot edu
Office Hours: Mon 3:30-4:30 PM
Tues 10:00-11:00 AM
Thurs 1:00-2:00 PM
or by appointment
Class Meetings: MWF 11-11:50 AM, Seeley Mudd 206
Tu 9-9:50 AM, Seeley Mudd 206
Text: D.Saracino, Abstract Algebra: A First Course,
second edition, Waveland Press 2008
Problem Sets
Problem Set Rules


Handouts, etc.
(in PDF format; view and/or print with Adobe Acrobat)
Most of these are handouts from class.
If you lost any of yours, you can get them here.
Others (like the solutions to tests)
were not handed out in class and are only available here.
Course Info/Syllabus (From Day One)
Review Sheet for Midterm Exam 1
Midterm Exam 1
Solutions to Midterm Exam 1
Handout on Cauchy's Theorem
Handout on Group Automorphisms
Handout on Other Group Theory Topics
Review Sheet for Midterm Exam 2
Midterm Exam 2
Solutions to Midterm Exam 2
Handout on A Theorem on Norms
Handout on Exercise 13.8
Take-Home Final Exam
Solutions to the Final Exam

Exam Information
Midterm 1 Wednesday, Feb 29, in class
Midterm 2 Wednesday, April 11, in class
Final Take-home
Due Friday, May 11, 2pm SHARP
Bring to my office (SMudd 403)