Abstract Algebra: Math 521A, Fall 2010
Assignments



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


Homework assignments to turn in.
Due Date Section Problems
Fri. 9/10 1.1 9
. 1.2 4b, 6, 11b, 14b
. 1.3 6, 12, 16, 17
Wed. 9/20 2.1 11, 19, 21
. 2.2 7, 8, 10, 11
. 2.3 5 (in a, give examples that have no solutions), 7ab
Fri. 10/8 3.1 5, 7, 10, 16, 24, 35
. 3.2 6, 14, 16
Fri. 10/15 3.2 2, 7c, 8, 25, 33
. 3.3 8, 10, 13, 14, 17
Fri. 10/22 3.3 22, 25, 28, 33
. 4.1 5d, 6bd, 13, and the problems on this page.
Fri. 10/29 4.2 5d, 6d, 13, 14
. 4.3 9c, 10, 11, 12, 13a, 14, 23
Fri. 11/5 4.1 16
. 4.4 12, 14, 16, 24
. 4.5 1bd, 4b(optional), 7b
Mon. 11/15 5.1 7 (assume n is prime), 8, 10
. 5.2 6, 8, 11, 14bc
. 5.3 2, 6, 9
Wed. 11/24 6.1 10, 13b, 15a, 18, 25, 26
. 6.2 12, 18, 19, 24
Fri 12/10 7.1 8, 14, 27
7.2 7bd, 10bde, 12, 18, 22
Additional probs. 7.3 5, 8, 11, 13, 17
Not collected. 7.4 5, 6, 9, 11, 28, 29


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