Abstract Algebra: Math 521A, Spring 2008
Assignments



Assigned exercises in Hungerford, Abstract Algebra: An Introduction 2nd ed.


Homework assignments to turn in.

* We will discuss these problems in class. The assignment won't be collected, but the problems may appear on the final exam.

Due Date Section Problems
Fri. 2/1 1.1 5
. 1.2 4b, 6, 11b, 14b
. 1.3 6, 12, 16, 17
Mon. 2/11 2.1 11, 21, 27
. 2.2 7, 8, 10, 11
. 2.3 5, 7ab
Fri. 2/22 3.1 5, 7, 10, 13ab, 17, 24
. 3.2 6
Fri. 2/29 3.2 2, 7c, 8, 9, 14, 16, 25
. 3.3 8, 10, 13, 14
Mon. 3/10 3.1 (yes 3.1) 35cd.
. 3.3 17, 22, 28
. 4.1 13, 16 and these 3 problems.
Mon. 3/17 4.1 5bd, 6bd
. 4.2 5d, 6d, 13, 14
. 4.3 9bc, 10, 12, 13a
Mon. 3/24 4.3 11, 14, 21, 23
. 4.4 12, 14, 16, 24
Mon. 4/14 5.1 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
. 5.2 6, 8, 11, 14c
. 5.3 2, 6
Mon. 4/21 6.1 10, 12, 15a, 18, 20, 25, 26
. 6.2 12, 18, 19, 24
Wed. 4/23 (in class) 5.3 8, 9
. 6.1 24
. 6.2 25
Wed. 5/7 7.1 8, 14, 27
. 7.2 7bd, 10bde, 11, 12, 18, 22
. 7.3 5, 7, 8, 11a, 13
*Wed-Fri. 5/7-9 7.3 17, 21, 25
. 7.4 3, 5, 6, 9, 24, 28


Here is a list of problems that I recommend you read and attempt to solve.

Chapter Section Problems
1 1 1, 5-9
. 2 1-19
. 3 1-17
2 1 1-27
. 2 1-11
. 3 1-8
3 1 1-17, 23-29
. 2 1-17, 22-26, 31-34
. 3 1-10, 13-17, 21-29, 32-33
4 1 1-14, 16, 17
. 2 1-16
. 3 1-15, 21-23
. 4 1-17, 23, 24
5 1 1-12
. 2 1-10, 14, 15
. 3 1-6, 8, 9
6 1 1-3, 6-8, 10-30, 34-36
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. 3 .