Instructor: Dr. Farshid Hajir.    Office: Lederle Graduate Research Tower 1118.    Phone: 545-6015. e-mail: hajir@math.umass.edu

Homework 1. I was going to say Due Super Tuesday Feb.~ 5th but it's on the long side so let's say Thurs Feb. 7th: Maybe this goes without saying, but then again maybe not: !!!! READ !!!! about group actions in Dummit & Foote, sections 1.4, 1.7, 2.2, and especially 4.1. Keep reading in chapter 4. Then reread it.

1.4 p. 35: 11 (b), (d), (e) 1.7 p. 44ff: 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21 2.2 p. 53: 14 4.1 p. 116: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10

Homework 2. Due Valentine's Day Thurs Feb. 14th, so you can demonstrate your love for algebra. Keep reading and rereading chapter 4.

4.3 p. 130ff: 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 13, 25, 26,

Homework 3. due Tuesday Feb. 26. Section 4.3 p. 132: 34; Section 4.4 p. 137ff. : 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12; Section 4.5 1,2,4,9,13,16,33

Homework 4. due Tuesday March 11. Section 5.4 p.173ff: 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 19 Section 5.5 p.184ff: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 18, 23

The MIDTERM will take place on Thursday March 13th. It will consist of questions from HW 1, 2, 3.

Homework 5. due Tuesday April 1st. 13.1 p. 519 ff: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 13.2 p. 529 ff: 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, 16, 19

Homework 6. due Thursday April 10th. 13.2 p. 529 ff: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21 13.4 p. 545: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Homework 7. due Thursday April 17th. 14.2 p. 581ff: 1,2,3,8,13-22.

HW 8. Due Thursday May 1st. 13.5 p. 551ff: 2,3,4,5,6 13.6 p. 555ff: 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,12 14.2 p. 583ff: 23,26, 31 14.3 p. 589ff: 3,4,6,7,8,9