Math 648 WINTER 2018, Abstract Algebra, II, CRN 24323

• Instructor: Victor Ostrik
• Office Hours for Fall 2018: MW 10am-11am, Deady 10B, or by appointment.
• Class meets: MWF 9am-9:50am, Straub 251.
• Book: "A Graduate Course in Algebra" by J.Brundan and A.Kleshchev (electronic version is available on Canvas)
• Syllabus: groups, noncommutative rings, modules, representations of finite groups.
• Useful dates:
  • Last day to drop class without W: Mon January 15.
  • Last day to drop class with W: Sun February 25.
  • Last day to add class: Wed January 17.
  • Last day to change grading option: Sun February 25.
  • Last day of classes: Fri March 16.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Mon January 15.
• Tentative test dates:
  • Midterm: 9am-9:50am Fri February 16, Straub 251.
  • Final: 10:15am-12:15pm Th March 22, Straub 251.
• 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 WEDNESDAYS from now on. Late homework will not be accepted. Not all of the assigned homework problems will be graded.
• List of lectures is available here.