Math 647 FALL 2017, Abstract Algebra, I, CRN 13836

• Instructor: Victor Ostrik
• Office Hours for Fall 2017: MW 10am-11am, Deady 10B, or by appointment.
• Class meets: MWF 9am-9:50am, Deady 205.
• Book: "A Graduate Course in Algebra" by J.Brundan and A.Kleshchev (electronic version is available on Canvas)
• Syllabus: category theory, multilinear algebra, group theory.
• Useful dates:
  • Last day to drop class without W: Mon October 2.
  • Last day to drop class with W: Sun November 12.
  • Last day to add class: Wed October 4.
  • Last day to change grading option: Sun November 12.
  • Last day of classes: Fri December 1.
  • Thanksgiving vacation: Thur-Fri November 23-24.
• Tentative test dates:
  • Midterm: 9am-9:50am Fri November 3, Deady 205.
  • Final: 10:15am-12:15pm Tue December 5, Deady 205.
• Please remember that if you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what happened in that class. You can usually pick up any handouts from here .
• Grading: Homework 50%, midterm 20%, final 30%.
• You can look at your current grade on the Canvas!
• Homework Assignments to be collected on MONDAYS from now on. Homework should be typed in TeX! Late homework will not be accepted. Not all of the assigned homework problems will be graded.
• List of lectures is available here.