Math 503 -- Home Page
- Instructor:
Tony Pantev
- Lectures MW
10:30-12pm in DRL 3C2
- Office: 3E4
David Rittenhouse Laboratory
- Office Hours:
Monday 4-5pm, Wednesday 1-2pm and by appointment.
- Email
address:
tpantev@math.upenn.edu
- Office phone:
(215) 898-5970
Practice problems for the
midterm
Practice problems for the
final
Course guide:
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Teaching Assistant: Antonijo Mrcela
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Text:
- Michael Artin "Algebra", 2nd Edition, Pearson,
ISBN-13: 978-0132413770 ISBN-10: 0132413779
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SYLLABUS
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Laboratory Sessions:
These are scheduled every week on Tuesday or Thursday evening,
6:30 - 8:30 pm, room DRL 3C6. During alternate weeks these will
serve as problem sessions where you will individually present your
solutions to the homework problems (see below). On the other
alternate weeks, Mr. Mrcela will hold sessions devoted to PAST problem
sets and the `A' problems (see below). Attendance at weekly labs
is mandatory .
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Homework:
Homework is an extremely important part of this course. Homework
problems will be posted weekly each Monday on this page. The homework
assigned during a certain week is due in your TA's mailbox by 5pm on
Friday the following week. There will be two types of homework
problems: A and B. Type A problems are assigned each week, whereas B
problems are assigned every other week. While the A problems are more
or less standard exercises, the B problems will be more substantial
and sometimes quite difficult. You may work together in small groups
of your own choosing on these problems, although each student's
write-up should be his/her own. On each assignment you hand in, write
down the names of anyone you collaborated with. Occasionally there
will be optional `C' problems which are meant as extra credit; people
looking for a challenge are encouraged to attempt them! The C problems
should be turned in on a separate sheet of paper directly to Antonijo.
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Groups:
As mentioned above, you may work in groups on homework
assignments, and report during our evening sessions individually but
as group members on the B part of the assignment.
Each group should have 2-3
members, and everyone in the same group should be giving and
taking (if you are always giving or always taking, you are in the
wrong group and should switch groups). I encourage you to work
together on the homework; sharing
ideas and discussing arguments with others is a big help.
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Exams:
We will have two exams during the course, a midterm and
a final exam. The midterm will be held on Wednesday, March
4, 2015.
- Grading
Policy: The final grades will be determined by
giving a 40% weight to homework and a 30% weight to each exam. While
your exam score is numerical, the homework grade consists of your
written performance and your presentations at the evening sessions.
Participating in class and working on extra credit C problems is
encouraged and will help to improve your grade.
HOMEWORK