| Class | Date | Quiz/Test/Assignment Due | Topics Covered (lecture notes, solutions to homework assignments, quiz solutions, and other material are posted on the Course Materials page in Blackboard) |
| 1 | Monday January 5 |
Chapter 0: Preliminaries Introduction to Modular Arithmetic Chapter 1: Symmetries of the Square |
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| 2 | Wednesday January 7 |
Chapter 2: Introduction to Groups | |
| 3 | Monday January 12 |
Homework Assignment 1 Due Quiz 1 |
Chapter 3: Finite Groups, Order, and Subgroups |
| 4 | Wednesday January 14 |
Group Presentations | Chapter 3: Finite Groups, Order, and Subgroups Chapter 4: Cyclic Groups |
| Monday January 19 |
No class | ||
| 5 | Wednesday January 21 |
Homework Assignment 2 Due Quiz 2 |
Chapter 4: Cyclic Groups |
| 6 | Monday January 26 |
Group Presentations | Chapter 5: Permutation Groups |
| 7 | Wednesday January 28 |
Homework Assignment 3 Due Quiz 3 Extra credit Assignment on Peg Solitaire Due |
Chapter 5: Permutation Groups |
| 8 | Monday February 2 |
Group Presentations | Chapter 6: Isomorphisms |
| 9 | Wednesday February 4 |
Homework Assignment 4 Due SET Assignment Due Quiz 4 |
Chapter 6: Isomorphisms |
| 10 | Monday February 9 |
Group Presentations | Chapter 6: Isomorphisms |
| 11 | Wednesday February 11 |
Chapter 7: Cosets and Lagrange's Theorem | |
| 12 | Friday February 13 |
Homework Assignment 5 Due Midterm Exam (In class) on Chapters 1-6 Extra Credit Assignment on Permuations, GAP, and Sliding Puzzles Due |
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| Monday February 16 |
No class | ||
| 13 | Wednesday February 18 |
Chapter 7: Cosets and Lagrange's Theorem | |
| 14 | Monday February 23 |
Chapter 8: External Direct Products | |
| 15 | Wednesday February 25 |
Homework Assignment 6 Due on Thursday at 5:00 pm Quiz 5 |
Chapter 9: Normal Subgropus and Factor Groups |
| 16 | Monday March 2 |
Chapter 9: Normal Subgropus and Factor Groups | |
| 17 | Wednesday March 4 |
Homework Assignment 7 Due on Thursday at 5:00 pm Quiz 6 |
Chapter 10: Group Homomorphisms |
| 18 | Monday March 9 |
Chapter 10: Group Homomorphisms Chapter 11: Fundamental Theorem of Finite Abelian Groups |
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| 19 | Wednesday March 11 |
Optional Project Assignment Due Work on Homework Assignment 8 (not to be turned in) to prepare for the final exam Quiz 7 |
Chapter 11: Fundamental Theorem of Finite Abelian Groups |
| Friday March 20 |
Final Exam 4:10-7:00 pm |