COURSE PAGE:    http://www.math.msu.edu/~magyar/Math310

INSTRUCTOR:  Peter Magyar,   magyar@math.msu.edu,   tel. 353-6330

OFFICE HOURS:  Wells Hall D-326 Mon, Wed, Fri 10am−12pm. I am also happy to meet at the end of every class, and by appointment.

LECTURE:  Mon, Wed, Fri, 1:50−2:40, Wells Hall A-216.

TEXT:  Hungerford , Abstract Algebra: An Introduction, 3rd ed. We will first cover most of Chapters 1-6: see the Syllabus. I will supplement the text with notes, handouts, and web references on the Course Page.

GRADES:  Based on:

Quizzes	100
Homework	100
Midterm Exam	100
Final exam	100
Total	400 points

Tentative Grade Scale:   ≥90% = 4.0 ,   ≥85% = 3.5 ,   ≥ 80% = 3.0 ,   ≥75% = 2.5 ,   ≥70 = 2.0 ,   ≥ 60 = 1.0.

QUIZZES:  First 5 minutes of every class, with questions based on homework problems. Missed quizzes will count as zero, but I will add a free 10% to your final quiz average to account for absences.

MIDTERM EXAM:  Mon Oct 15 in class. No makeup will be given unless you make arrangements before the test.

FINAL EXAM:  Tue Dec 11 at 3:00pm−5:00pm in Wells A-216 (lecture room) covering all the material of the course.

HOMEWORK:  Posted daily on the Course Page. Three types of HW:

• Daily quiz-prep problems will not be collected, and solutions will be posted. However, it is crucial that you do the posted problems for each day after class on that day. The next Quiz will be difficult to impossible unless you have already done the corresponding homework problem.
• Weekly hand-in problems will be due in class the Mon after they are assigned. I encourage teamwork in solving these problems, but everyone must turn in a final solution in their own words, not copied from someone else. Give credit to any person or reference that helped you.
• Extra Credit problems are optional, and may be handed in within a week or two after they are assigned.

The key to success in this course is to solve all the problems on the HW. You should study for at least an hour for each lecture, mostly doing problems.