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{\large \bf Math 6250: Theory of Rings, Fall 2007}\\
{\bf Text:  A First Course in Noncommutative Rings, 2nd ed.\\
by T.~Y.~Lam

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{\bf Section 2:} &MWF 9:00--9:50 &ECCR 1B08
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{\bf Professor:}  Keith A. Kearnes&\hspace{.35in}&{\bf Email:} kearnes{\char64}euclid.colorado.edu\\
{\bf Office:}  Mathematics 233&&{\bf Phone:} 492--5203\\
{\bf Hours:}  MWF 12-1 &&{\bf WWW:} http://spot.colorado.edu/\~{}kearnes\\
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{\bf Prerequisites:}
Math 6130 \& 6140 (Modern Algebra 1 \& 2).

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{\bf Course Grade:}
Your course grade 
will be based on your marks
on the regularly assigned homework.
Late homework will not be accepted.
However, your two lowest homework grades
will not be counted.

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{\bf Scoring:}
Written work will be judged on the basis of {completeness},
{legibility} and {correctness}. 
Strings of formulas without explanation will not be accepted. 
Paragraph organization (where appropriate), complete sentences 
and correct punctuation are expected.

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{\bf Dates:}

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Homework: &Due Wednesday&$\hspace{.35in}$&Fall Break/Thanksgiving: &Nov 19-23\\
Labor Day: &Sep 3&&Last Day: &Dec 14
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{\bf Getting Help:}
Don't wait until it is too late if you need help. Ask questions!
I am available 
during the office hours listed above and also at many other times.  
If you can't see me during office hours,  then make an appointment 
with me to see me at a different time. I will also give short
answers to questions sent by email.

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{\bf WWW:} 
Information concerning our class will be posted
on my web page under {\bf information for students}.
Copies of documents I hand out in class will be accessible
from this page. 

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{\bf Classroom Behavior:} The CU classroom behavior policy 
can be found at \\
{\tt http://www.colorado.edu/policies/classbehavior.html}

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{\bf Students with Disabilities:} 
Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations
must provide a letter from Disability Services (DS) and discuss 
specific needs with me, preferably during the first two weeks of 
class.  DS determines accommodations based on documented 
disabilities (303-492-8671, Willard 322,
{\tt http://www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices}).

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{\bf Observance of Religious Holidays:} 
If, because of religious obligations, a student has a conflict 
with scheduled exams, assignments, or other required attendance, 
the student should notify me at least two weeks in advance of 
the conflict to request special accommodation. 
I will provide the opportunity for a makeup exam 
or an equivalent assignment, or arrange for an increased 
flexibility in assignment due date.

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{\bf Honor Code:} 
Details of the Student Honor Code system can be found at \\
{\tt http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/}, \\
{\tt http://www.colorado.edu/policies/honor.html}, and \\
{\tt  http://www.colorado.edu/policies/acadinteg.html}.\\
Sanctions for honor violations may include: a failing grade 
for a particular assignment; a failing grade for a particular 
course; and/or suspension for various lengths of time or 
permanent expulsion from the university.

The university administration has asked faculty to
provide very clear, explicit and detailed instructions 
about what constitutes plagiarism. In this course we 
will adhere to the definition drafted by the CU Law School:
Plagiarism is the use of any written material which is 
submitted in a manner which purports or suggests that 
it is the work and effort of the person submitting it and 
that it was prepared by him or her as part or all of the 
task of completing the assignment, but which material is 
in substance the work of another or is material 
previously prepared by the student and which was 
previously submitted for, and which received, 
academic credit of any kind and the subsequent use of such 
material was not, in advance, specifically authorized 
by the faculty member for whom the work was being done.

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