MATH 462, Section 1: Abstract Algebra II
Spring 2009 Course Schedule

Welcome, one and all! Below you'll find tentative exam dates, vacation schedules, and various administrative deadlines. Enjoy!

Wednesday, January 14th. First day of class! Are you ready to rock, roll, and compute some Galois groups?
Monday, January 19th. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: no class!
Monday, February 16th. Exam 1 will be handed out. Here is the schedule for this exam:
- Friday, February 20th: first draft due
- Monday, February 23rd: drafts returned
- Friday, February 27th: final versions due
Friday, March 27th. Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium: no class!
Monday, March 30th. Exam 2 will be handed out. Here is the schedule for this exam:
- Monday, April 6th: first draft due
- Wednesday, April 8th: drafts returned
- Friday, April 10th: final versions due
Monday, April 27th. Exam 3 will be handed out. It will be due on Monday, May 4th.
Friday, May 1st and Monday, May 4th. You will give your final presentations on topics of your choosing. Here is a tentative schedule for these presentations:
- Friday, May 1st
  - Giv Parsi and Natalie Rich: The Sylow Theorems
  - Juliana Duncan and Phillip Johnston: Lattices and universal algebra
  - Tommy Moore and Mallory Schaffert: More lattice theory (or perhaps something about the Cubic Formula)
- Monday, May 4th
  - Lucas Siegel: Monoids and other algebras
  - Sam Powell and Ben Radford: RSA-like cryptography
  - Rebecca Edmonds and Corey Jones: Near-rings
  - Alex Ford and Theo Schoen: Category theory

MATH 462, Section 1: Abstract Algebra IISpring 2009 Course Schedule