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Aalborg Universitet

for Mat 3. Semester (Mathematics)

Contact: Diego Ruano

Literature: Niels Lauritzen "Concrete abstract algebra", Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN: 978-0-521-53410-9. Errata.

Schedule: Course's schedule.

Moodle: Algebra 1 in Moodle.

Lecture sheets:
Lecture 1, Monday September 5th.
Lecture 2, Wednesday September 7th.
Lecture 3, Monday September 12th.
Lecture 4, Wednesday September 14th.
Lecture 5, Monday September 19th.
Lecture 6, Wednesday September 21st.
Lecture 7, Monday September 26th.
Lecture 8, Wednesday September 28th.
Lecture 9, Monday October 3rd.
Lecture 10, Wednesday October 12th.
Lecture 11, Monday October 17th.
Lecture 12, Wednesday October 26th.
Lecture 13, Thursday October 27th.
Lecture 14, Thursday November 3rd.
Lecture 15, Wednesday November 9th.
Lecture 16, Thursday November 10th.
Lecture 17, Wednesday November 16th.
Lecture 18, Thursday November 17th.
Lecture 19, Wednesday November 23rd.
Lecture 20, Thursday November 24th.
Lecture 21, Wednesday November 30th.
Lecture 22, Thursday December 1st.
Lecture 23, Monday December 5th.
Lecture 24, Wednesday December 7th.
Lecture 25, Tuesday December 13th.

Slides:
Slides lecture 1, Monday September 5th.
Slides lecture 2, Wednesday September 7th.
Slides lecture 3, Monday September 12th.
Slides lecture 4, Wednesday September 14th.
Slides lecture 5, Monday September 19th.
Slides lecture 6, Wednesday September 21st.
Slides lecture 7, Monday September 26th.
Slides lecture 8, Wednesday September 28th.
Slides lecture 10, Wednesday October 12th.
Slides lecture 11, Monday October 17th.
Slides lecture 13, Thursday October 27th.
Slides lecture 15 (and 16), Wednesday November 9th (and Thursday November 10th).
Slides lecture 17, Wednesday November 16th.
Slides lecture 19, Wednesday November 23rd.
Slides lecture 20, Thursday November 24th.
Slides lecture 21, Wednesday November 30th.
Slides lecture 22, Thursday December 1st.

Maple 15:
We will use the computer algebra system Maple a bit.
Instalation guide (see the box on the left for choosing the operating system).
Link for downloading Maple and the license code.
MaplePrimes: A Web community about Maple.

Rubick's Cube:
Group Theory and the Rubik's Cube, Janet Chen.
A computer program for working with Rubik's cube, by Tom Davis. It's free and includes complete documentation.

Exam: January 19th 2012
Pensum
Prøveform: Individuel skriftlig prøve, med karakter efter 7-trinsskalaen og intern censur.
Alle sædvanlige hjælpemidler er tilladt (lærebøger, notater, osv.), med undtagelse af elektroniske hjælpemidler som lommeregner og bærbar computer.