Math 320: Algebra
Calendar of Tasks

Monday Wednesday Friday
January 19
Thank you Dr. Kjeseth!
Introduction
Sets and Induction

Read Sections 0 & 1
January 21  
Thank you Dr. Kjeseth!
QUIZ Section 1
Binary operations

Read Section 2
January 24
DUE Online Task 1
QUIZ Section 2
Groups
January 26
DUE Sections 0&1
More groups (do problem 2.1)

Read Section 3
January 28
QUIZ Section 3
Fundamental Theorems

Review 3 & Read 4
January 31
QUIZ Section 4
Finish Fundamental Theorems
Start: Powers of Elements

Review 3 & Read 4
February 2
DUE Section  2&3
Powers of Elements

Read Section 5
February 4
QUIZ Section 5
Subgroups
February 7
More subgroups

Read Section 6
February 9
DUE Section 4&5
QUIZ Section 6
Direct Products

Read Section 7
February 11
QUIZ Section 7
Functions:1-1 and onto

Read Section 8
February 14
QUIZ Section 8
Symmetric Group
February 16
DUE Section 6&7
More Symmetric Group
February 18
Even More Symmetric Group
February 21
No class. President's Day.
February 23
DUE Section 8
Review and Clean-up
February 25
TEST 1
Read Section 9
February 28
QUIZ Section 9
Equivalence relations; cosets

Read Section 10
March 1
Continue coset work
Begin Lagrange's Theorem
March 3
More Lagrange's Theorem
QUIZ Section 10

Read Section 11

March 6
QUIZ Section 11
Normal Subgroups
March 8
DUE Sections 9&10
More Normal Subgroups
March 10
Even More Normal Subgroups

Read Section 12

March 13
No class. Spring Break.
March 15
No class. Spring Break.
March 17
No class. Spring break.
March 20
QUIZ Section 12
Homomorphisms
March 22
DUE Section 11
More Homomorphism
March 24
Even More Homomorphism

Read Section 13

March 27
QUIZ Section 13
Homomorphisms and Normal Subgroups
March 29
DUE Section 12
More Homomorphisms and Normal Subgroups
March 31
Even More Homomorphisms and Normal Subgroups

Read Section 16

April 3
QUIZ Section 16
Rings
April 5
DUE Section 13
More Rings

Read Section 17

April 7
More Rings
April 10
QUIZ Section 17
Subrings, Ideals, Quotient Rings
April 12
More Subrings, Ideals, Quotient Rings
DUE Section 16 only
Review and Clean-up time permitting
(Review Session Thursday April 13 from 12 pm- 1:30 pm in F401)
April 14
TEST 2
Read Section 18
April 17
QUIZ Section 18
Ring Homomorphisms
April 19
DUE Section 17
More Ring Homomorphisms
April 21
More Ring Homomorphisms
Read Section 19
April 24
QUIZ Section 19
Polynomials
April 26
DUE Section 18
More Polynomials
April 28
More Polynomials
May 1
DUE Section 19
Review and Wrap-up
May 3
Reading Day
May 4
FINAL
1-4 p.m.

Last updated 30 May 2002