MAT 312/AMS 351: Applied Algebra, Spring 2011

The lectures are given in Earth&Space 131, MWF 11:45am-12:40pm.
The recitations are at Harriman Hall 112, Tu 3:50pm-4:45pm.
More administrative information: General Course Information

Textbook: Numbers, Groups and Codes (second edition) by J. F. Humphreys and M. Y. Prest, Cambridge University Press (2004).

Course Instructors

Lecturer: Eugene Gorsky, egorsky AT math.sunysb.edu, Math Tower 3-121. Telephone: (631) 632-8264.
Office hours: Tu 11:00-12:00am in 3-121, Th 11:00-12:00am in MLC ,
F 13:00-14:00pm in 3-121.
Recitation Leader: Yury Sobolev, yury AT math.sunysb.edu , Physics D-126.
Office hours: M 11:00-1:00 in the MLC, F 11:00-12:00 in Physics D-126

Final Exam

Final Exam will be on Wednesday May 18, 2:15 PM-4:45 PM in ESS 131
Spring 2011 Exam problems

Exam week schedule:
Monday 5/16 Tuesday 5/17 Wednesday 5/18 Thursday 5/19 Friday 5/20
Office hour 1-2pm Review session 3-5 pm Exam 2:15-3:45 pm Results 1-2 pm Office hour 2-3 pm
Final grade cutoffs:
Weighted total <50 50-65 65-70 70-75 75-80 80-85 85-100
Grade F C B- B B+ A- A

Exams from previous years: Fall 2002 Midterm I, Midterm II Fall 2005 Practice problems, Solutions,
Fall 2006 Practice problems, Solutions Spring 2008 Practice problems, Fall 2009 Midterm, Practice problems

Midterm II

Midterm II will be on Thursday April 7, 8:30-10:00 pm in Math P-131
Spring 2011 Exam,Solutions
Practice problems.
Exams from previous years: Spring 2008 Exam, Review sheet

Midterm I

Midterm I will be on Thursday March 3, 8:30-10:00 pm in Math P-131
Spring 2011 Exam,Solutions
Exams from previous years: Fall 2010 Midterm I,Midterm II, Spring 2008
Note that the program for this course is different from year to year.
This year Midterm I will cover sections 1.1-1.6 of the textbook. For more details see program and practice problems.

Schedule

Week Topic Comments Homework
1/31-2/4 Division algorithm, greatest common divisors Read 1.1; HW1
2/7-2/11 Mathematical induction, primes and factorisation Last Day for Add-Drop: Friday 2/11 Read 1.2,1.3; HW2
2/14-2/18 Congruence classes, linear congruences Read 1.4,1.5; HW3
2/21-2/25 Euler's Theorem and public key codes Read 1.6; HW4
2/28-3/4 Review Midterm I on Thursday 3/3 Read 1.1-1.6
3/7-3/11 Sets and functions Read 2.1,2.2,2.3; HW5
3/14-3/18 Relations and graphs Read 2.3, 4.1; HW6
3/21-3/25 Permutations Read 4.1,4.2; HW7
3/28-4/1 Permutations (cont'd) Last Day to Withdraw or P/NC: Friday 4/1 Read 4.2; HW8
4/4-4/8 Review Midterm II on Thursday 4/7 Read 2.1-2.3,4.1-4.2
4/11-4/15 Examples of groups
Read 4.3, 5.1-5.2; HW9
4/18-4/22 Spring recess, no classes Read 5.1-5.2; HW9
4/24-4/29 Cosets, Groups of small order Read 5.2,5.3,5.4; HW10
5/2-5/6 Error-detecting and error-correcting codes Read 5.4; HW11
5/9-5/13 Review Read 1.1-1.6,2.1-2.3,4.1-4.3,5.1-5.4
5/16-5/18 Final exam on 5/18 Read 1.1-1.6,2.1-2.3,4.1-4.3,5.1-5.4


Special Needs

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