COURSE:	ABStract ALGebra (MATH 461)
TIME/PLACE:	Autumn 2000	MWF 9 a.m., T 2 p.m.	KRH 205	TBA
TEXT:	Abstract Algebra, 2nd ed., by D. S. Dummit & R. M. Foote
INSTRUCTOR:	T. M. Thompson	KRH 332	ph: 2181
OFFICE HOURS:	TBA
EXAMINATIONS:	2 one-hour exams:	17 Oct (Tue)
		10 Nov (Fri)
	1 two-hour final:	12 Dec (Tue 8 a.m.)
HOMEWORK:	Assignments are due weekly on Tuesday - 5 points possible per problem.
	Late homework is deducted at the rate of twenty percent (20%) per class day late --- see me about late work due to illness.
	Paper should be approximately 8.5 by 11; one or both sides may be used.
	Must be neat.
	Must be done in pencil to be accepted.
	Due at the beginning of the class period of the due day.
	Papers are to be folded as a book with name and assignment number on the outside as illustrated.
	Twice a week (MW) you will be expected to type up a question over the assigned section for small group discussion and handed in at the end of that class period.  These questions can be on anything you do not understand in the assigned section.  I will try to answer them (if not done in your small group) and hand them back the next day.  They will be worth as much as any home work problem.  Please indicate if your question was answered in your group.
GRADING:	Homework: 30% of grade.
	Hour Exams: 20% + 20% = 40% of grade.
	Final: 30% of grade.
	A:  A-:  B+:  B: 92-100%  90-91  88-89  82-87 B-:  C+:  C:  C-: 80-81%  78-79  67-77  65-66 D+:  D:  D-:  F: 63-64%  57-62  55-56  0-54
	Appropriate (to me) modification of these percentages may be made in individual cases for progress, unusual circumstances, etc.
DISABILITIES:	If you have a physical and/or learning disability and require accommodations, please contact me or the Disabilities Support Services office at 527-2366. Furthermore, this syllabus is available in alternative print formats upon request.
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