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A Guide to Assignments

Assigned problems will be due each week. Don't be discouraged if you have trouble with a problem. First, make sure that you understand what is being asked. Do you understand all of the terms in the wording of the problem? Working with a simple example or two can help tremendously. When these things fail to help, come talk with me.

Assignments

For Thursday, January 15: page 69, Section 1, Nos. 1 - 11.

For Tuesday, January 20: pages 70-71, Section 2, Nos. 3, 5, 6, 11, 19, 20.

HAND IN ON THURSDAY: page 69, No. 11; pages 70-71: Nos. 3, 19 (do this for the symmetric group S₅ as well), 20 (part b is a challenge)

For Tuesday, January 27: page 73: Nos. 3, 4, 5; page 74: Nos. 5, 8, 10, 12

HAND IN ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 29: p. 73, No. 5; p. 74, Nos. 8, 10, 12

For Thursday, February 5: pp. 188--189, Nos. 4, 5, 6, 9, 14, 15

HAND IN ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5: any 3 problems from Feb. 5 assignment.

(posted after class on Feb 5) For Tuesday, February 10: pp. 189--190, Section 3, Nos. 3, 4; Section 4, Nos. 2, 15, 16. Work especially hard on 16. It's a good problem.

For Tuesday, February 17: pp. 192--193, Section 5, Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8.

HAND IN ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19: p. 190--191, Section 4, Nos. 10, 16; pp. 192--193, Section 5, Nos. 4, 8.

HAND IN ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26: pp. 194--195, Section 6, No. 7 (construct a simple but nontrivial example of such a homomorphism); Section 7, Nos. 4, 5; Section 8, No. 7; Miscellaneous Problems, No. 2.

Click here for Assignment 6. It is due on Thursday, March 12. It is the first part of our mid-term exam. Remember that class reconvenes on that day.

HAND IN ON THURSDAY, MARCH 26: p. 262, No. 1; p. 265, Section 4, Nos. 4, 8; pp. 300-301, Section 1, Nos. 1, 2, 4, 11, 12 (THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO HAVE A TYPO. REPLACE THE SPACE ON WHICH THE GROUP ACTS BY THE SPACE MINUS THE ORIGIN. USE THE RESULT OF PROBLEM 11, IF YOU WISH.); p. 301, Section 2, No. 4. This is the second part of our mid-term exam.