Abstract Algebra: Math 521B, Spring 2008
Assignments



Assigned exercises in Hungerford, Abstract Algebra: An Introduction 2nd ed.
Homework assignments to turn in.
Due Date Section Problems
Fri. 2/1 7.1 8, 14, 28
. 7.2 7, 9b, 17, 22
. 7.3 7, 9, 11b, 18
Fri. 2/8 7.3 23, 31, 33
. 7.4 10, 13, 41, 42, 43, 44
. 7.5 7, 9, 10, 16
Mon. 2/18 7.6 5, 8, 9, 18, 22, 23, 24
. 7.7 15, 16, 17
. 7.8 3, 4 (what is the kernel?), 8
Wed. 3/5 7.7 23, 25
. 7.8 10
. 8.1 6c, 10a, 17, 18, 22, 28
Wed. 3/12 7.9 3ce, 4c
. 8.2 3g, 3h, 5bd, 6bd, 7bd 8, 9, 16
Wed. 3/19 7.9 15, 25, 27, 33, 34
. 7.10 1, 3, 4
Mon. 4/14 9.4 2a,b, 3, 6, 9, 10
. 10.1 9, 12, 21, 22b
. 4.2 5fe, 6fe
Mon. 4/21 4.3 23b, (in Z_7 not Z_5 )
. 4.4 4b
. 4.5 4b, 7
. 5.3 9, 13( just x^2+x+1 ), A (below)
Mon. 4/28 10.2 3, 5b, 18
. 10.3 3d, 11, 13
. 10.4 12
Wed. 4/30 (don't turn in) 10.6 10, 12, construct fields of order 4, 8, 16, and 9.


A. Find the inverse of x^2+x+1 in the field of problem 5.3 #13