Math 28B - Section 1

Introduction to Rings and Fields
Spring 2012

Instructor:

Luke Cherveny

Lectures:

TF 11:00-12:20pm in Goldsmith 300

Office:

Goldsmith 303

Office Hours :

T 10:30-11, 2:00-4:00 and F 10:30-11:00

Email:   

cherveny@brandeis.edu

Textbook:

Rings, Fields, and Vector Spaces by B.A. Sethuraman

TAs:

Alyson Burchardt: aburchar@brandeis.edu

Yu Fang: yfang@brandeis.edu

TA Office hours :

Alyson - Th 4-5 in Goldsmith 118b

Yu - W 3-4 in Goldsmith 112

Grading:   

Final grade is determined by the following scheme:

• Final Exam: 25%
• Midterm 1: 20%
• Midterm 2: 20%
• Homework: 35% (Lowest HW will be dropped)

Exams:

Midterm 1	Friday, February 17, 11:00am-12:20pm Location: Goldsmith 300
Midterm 2	Tuesday, April 3, 11:00am-12:20pm Location: Goldsmith 300
Final Exam	Thursday, May 3, 9:15am-12:15pm Location: TBA

No make-ups are allowed for the midterm or for the final examination without prior approval and a university excuse.

Homework:

Homework is due at the beginning of lecture. Label each homework clearly with your name and class (Math 28B), and staple the pages together. Enumerate your problems.

Late homework will be subject to penalty and in no case will it be accepted more than one week after the due date.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE SYLLABUS

RING SUMMARY (Updated 2/10)

SELECTED ANSWERS TO HW 2 AND HW 3

ADDITIONAL RING PRACTICE

FIELDS SUMMARY (Updated 3/13)