| Lectures: | MWF 10:00-10:50am, WELLMN 229 crn: 79210 |
| Discussion section: | T 10:00-10:50am, WELLMN 229 |
| Instructor: | Monica Vazirani, Kerr Hall 579, phone: 752-2218, vazirani@math.ucdavis.edu OR mjvazirani@ucdavis.edu |
| Office hours: | Monday 1pm-2pm; 11am-noon Friday. unless you hear otherwise |
| T.A.: | Jaejeong Lee
zlee@ucdavis.edu
Office hours: 472 Kerr Tuesdays 11-12, Wednesdays 3:10-4pm and click here for an announcement about extra office hours. |
| Text: | Michael Artin, Algebra, published by Prentice Hall, 1991. This is on reserve in Shield library. |
| Problem Sets: | There will be weekly homework assignments, generally
handed out on Wednesday, due the following Wednesday.
You are encouraged to discuss the homework problems with other students. However, the homeworks that you hand in should reflect your own understanding of the material. You are NOT allowed to copy solutions from other students or other sources. If you do collaborate with students on a problem, please write their names at the end of your homework (collaborators: Alice, Bob, Carol, etc.). No late homeworks will be accepted. Solutions to the problems will be discussed in the discussion section. This is also a good forum to get help with problems and to ask questions! |
| Exams: | Midterm October 31, Friday.
Final exam: Tuesday, December 09 - 4:00-6:00 pm, in 229 Wellman (NOT 148 Phy. Science) There will be no make-up exams! |
| Grading: | The final grade will be based on: Problem sets 25%, Midterm 25%, Final 50% |
| Prerequisites: | A proof-writing class (such as 108), and a good linear algebra class (such as 22A or 167). |
| Web: | http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~vazirani/F03/150A.html |
Introduction to permutations, a pdf file, especially the first 10 pages.