Announcements

Instructor

Prof. K. Baker, MS 5360, (310) 825-1947, email baker@math.ucla.edu, Office hours Monday 12:30-1:30 (except April 5), Wednesday 11:00-12:00, Thursday 1:30-2:30, often informally after class, and by appointment.

Class status

Closed. People on the wait list have already been admitted.

TA

Tim Hu, MS 2344, office hrs .

Course web page

http://www.math.ucla.edu/~baker/117

Text

L. Childs, A Concrete Introduction to Higher Algebra, 2nd. ed.

Prerequisite

Math 115A.

Exams

Midterm: Friday, May 7, in class.
Final exam: Tuesday, June 15, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m..

Grading: 11% homework, 30% Midterm, 59% Final

Homework

Usually due Fridays. You may consult with the TA, me, and others, but of course the final version should be your own. Representative problems will be graded.

Late homework will not be graded but does count partially; write ``late'' on the paper and pass it in with the next assignment.

In this class, the reader will be the TA, which should be helpful.

Syllabus

In Childs, chapters 2, 19A, 3AC, 4AB, 5, 6, 8, 9AD, 10B, 12AB, 13, 15ACD, 16CDF, 21B, 20A, 28AB, 29B.

In the future

Feel free to ask for a job recommendation if you get at least a ``B'' and for grad school recommendations if you get at least ``A-''.