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'''Professor Walther, Fall 2013'''
  
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Welcome!  
  
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==Course Info==
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*Instructor: Prof. Walther
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== Course Info ==
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*Instructor: Prof. Walther  
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**Office hours: Tue 12:30-1:30, Th 1:30-2:00.
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**Office: MATH 746  
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**email: walther at math dot purdue  
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**Office hours: Tue 12:30-1:30, Th 1:30-2:00.  
 
*Book: Contemporary Abstract Algeba by J. Gallian, Edition 8
 
*Book: Contemporary Abstract Algeba by J. Gallian, Edition 8
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== Important Links ==
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*[http://www.math.purdue.edu/~walther/teach/453/453-fall-tth.html Course Web Page]  
 
*[http://www.math.purdue.edu/~walther/teach/453/453-fall-tth.html Course Web Page]  
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*[[WaltherF13 getting started|How to get started Writing on Rhea]]
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== Course Related Material  ==
 
== Course Related Material  ==
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*[[MA453 Fall 2013 Walther Course Notes|Course Notes]]
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*[[MA453 Fall 2013 Walther Course Notes|Course Notes]]  
 
*Discussion of Homework Problems (Just keep adding to it!)  
 
*Discussion of Homework Problems (Just keep adding to it!)  
 
**[[MA 453 Fall 2013 Walther HW 1|HW 1]]  
 
**[[MA 453 Fall 2013 Walther HW 1|HW 1]]  
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**[[MA 453 Fall 2013 Walther HW 2|HW 2]]
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**[[MA 453 Fall 2013 Walther HW 2|HW 2]]  
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*[[MA 453 Fall 2013 Walther Studygroups|Fall 2013 Study Group Meetings]]
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==Discussion==
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== Discussion ==
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*post link to discussion page here  
 
*post link to discussion page here
 
*post link to discussion page here
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==Other Links  ==
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*[http://www.math.purdue.edu/~mathclub/ Math Club Homepage]
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*[http://www.math.purdue.edu/~mathclub/ Math Club Homepage]  
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*[[Math squad|Rhea's Math Squad]]  
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*[http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q3/new-program-moves-more-purdue-students-to-study-abroad.html Study Abroad]
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*[http://www.purdue.edu/gradexpo The Big 10 Graduate School Expo 2013]
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*[[MathCompetitiveGame|Math Game Competition]]
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== Your turn! Student Projects  ==
 
== Your turn! Student Projects  ==
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As per the syllabus, 5% of your grade will be based on contributing a Rhea page on a subject related to the course . To pick a subject, simply write your name next to it. Please no more than one student per subject. Your page will be graded based on content as well as interactions with other people (page views, comments/questions on the page, etc.). The number of links to other courses and subjects will also be taken into account: the more the merrier! Please do not simply copy the lecture notes and do not plagiarize. Read [[Rhea:Copyrights|Rhea's copyright policy]] before proceeding.  
 
As per the syllabus, 5% of your grade will be based on contributing a Rhea page on a subject related to the course . To pick a subject, simply write your name next to it. Please no more than one student per subject. Your page will be graded based on content as well as interactions with other people (page views, comments/questions on the page, etc.). The number of links to other courses and subjects will also be taken into account: the more the merrier! Please do not simply copy the lecture notes and do not plagiarize. Read [[Rhea:Copyrights|Rhea's copyright policy]] before proceeding.  
  
 
For some lovely contributions, see [[Honors Project]] 2011 by Daniel Lee  
 
For some lovely contributions, see [[Honors Project]] 2011 by Daniel Lee  
  
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Deadline: Sunday before dead week (Dec 1, 2013)  
  
 
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| The Burnside theorem and counting orbits
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| p-groups and the Sylow theorems
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| Penrose tilings
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| Classifying Platonic solids via subgroups of SO(3)
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| Quadratic forms, the spectral theorem, and signature
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| Quadratic forms, the spectral theorem, and signature  
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| Pell's equation: subgroups of the solution set
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| What polynomials allow explicit formulae for solutions?
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| What polynomials allow explicit formulae for solutions?  
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| The classification of finite simple groups
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| The monster groups and other sporadic groups
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| Lie groups
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| Lie groups  
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Latest revision as of 02:57, 28 November 2013


Rhea Section for MA453: "Abstract Algebra"

Professor Walther, Fall 2013


Welcome!

Please write [[Category:MA453Fall2013Walther]] at the bottom of each of your pages,

OTHERWISE NO CREDIT !

(If you use the "Create a child page" button, this should happen automatically...)

Course Info

  • Instructor: Prof. Walther
    • Office: MATH 746
    • email: walther at math dot purdue
    • Office hours: Tue 12:30-1:30, Th 1:30-2:00.
  • Book: Contemporary Abstract Algeba by J. Gallian, Edition 8

Important Links

Course Related Material

Discussion

  • post link to discussion page here
  • post link to discussion page here

Other Links

Your turn! Student Projects

As per the syllabus, 5% of your grade will be based on contributing a Rhea page on a subject related to the course . To pick a subject, simply write your name next to it. Please no more than one student per subject. Your page will be graded based on content as well as interactions with other people (page views, comments/questions on the page, etc.). The number of links to other courses and subjects will also be taken into account: the more the merrier! Please do not simply copy the lecture notes and do not plagiarize. Read Rhea's copyright policy before proceeding.

For some lovely contributions, see Honors Project 2011 by Daniel Lee

Deadline: Sunday before dead week (Dec 1, 2013)

Topic Number Topic Description Team Name
1 The Burnside theorem and counting orbits Name
2 p-groups and the Sylow theorems Team 7
3 Penrose tilings Team 1
4 Classifying Platonic solids via subgroups of SO(3) Team 5
5 Quadratic forms, the spectral theorem, and signature Name
6 Pell's equation: subgroups of the solution set Name
7 What polynomials allow explicit formulae for solutions? Name
8 The classification of finite simple groups Name
9 The monster groups and other sporadic groups Team2
10 Origami and groups Team6
11 Lie groups Name
12 Crystals and symmetries Team 3
13 Elliptic curves and public key cryptography Team 4

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