CLASS INFO

ALGEBRA I:  MATH 621
Text:  Group Theory
by Joseph Rotman

Section 1: MW 4:00--5:15 NS 333

Professor: Keith A. Kearnes     Email: kearnes@louisville.edu
Office: Natural Sciences 247    Phone: 852--6826
Hours: MWF 2:00--3:00           WWW: http://www.louisville.edu/~kakear01

Prerequisites:
The equivalent of Math 522.

Homework and Exams:
During the semester there will be regularly assigned homework, 
two in-class tests and a final exam. Your course grade will be
computed according to the following formula.
Grade = HW(30\%) + T1(20\%) + T2(20\%) + Final(30\%).
Late homework will not be accepted.
However, your two lowest homework grades
will not be counted.

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.

Dates:
HW/Tests: Due Wednesday       Test 2: Oct 27
Labor Day: Sep 6              Thanksgiving: Nov 24--28
Test 1: Sep 22                Last Day of Class: Dec 6
Fall Break: Oct 11--12

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.

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. I will post test solutions here.