MA 541 A1 — Fall 2009
Modern Algebra I

• Solutions to the first midterm can be found here.

Syllabus

• A complete syllabus can be download here in pdf format.

• Midterm: Tuesday, Oct 20 (in class)
• Final exam: Wednesday, Dec 16

• Problem sets will be assigned weekly and are due in class each Tuesday.
• Two to three randomly selected questions will be graded from each week's homework.
• The bottom two homework grades will be dropped.
• You are encourage to work together on problem sets. However, each student must write-up their own problem sets in their own words, notation, etc.

Your final grade will be computed using the following breakdown:

• Homework: 30%
• Midterm: 25%
• Final: 40%
• Class participation: 5%

Outside help:

• Diane Meuser runs a wonderful help session on Tuesday nights (7:30--10:30) for math classes of all levels. The sessions take place in West Campus.
  See http://math.bu.edu/people/dmm/FacRes/mathhelp.html for more information.

Miscellaneous Items of Interest:

• Late homeworks are not accepted.
• Make-up exams are only given in the case of serious illness.
• Incompletes are rarely given and only for extreme situations.