MTH 308 : Groups and Fields

Instructor : Tanusree Khandai
Class Timings: 10:00-10:55 AM , Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Tutorials will be conducted 10:00 to 10:55 AM on Fridays.
Problem sheets will be given every Thursday. These will be discussed during the tutorial in the following week.
Every 2 weeks, there will be a 10 minutes quiz at the beginning of the Tutorial. The quizzes will be based on the problem sheets that

have alrea: dy been solved/discussed during the tutorials.

Office Hours: 4-5 PM Tuesday and Thursday (Kindly email me in case you wish to meet during the office hours.)
Components of grading :
- - Best 3 quizzes out of the total number of quizzes taken will be considered . This will constitute 15% of the total marks.
  - First and Second Mid sem exams will be out of 20 and 30 marks respectivelyThey will constitute 15% and 20% marks of the total.
  - End Sem exams will constitute 40% of the total marks.
  - Project + Viva. This will constitute 10% of the total marks.

Exam Dates :
- - 7.2.22 ( 9-10 AM ): 1st Mid Semester Exam
  - 10.3.22 (9-10 AM) : 2nd Mid Semester Exam
  - 21.4.22 (9 AM-12 PM) : End Semester Exam

Regarding the Projects
- - By 28.1.2022 a list of project topics will be given. Since there are 20 students, you can choose to form 3 or 4 member groups to work on a particular project.

- Project report has to be submitted by 31st March 2022. As a team you will have to give a 10 minute project presentation and it will be followed by viva of the group members. The presentations and the vivas will be scheduled on 2nd and 3rd April, 2022 between 2-5pm.

References for the Course
- - Artin, Algebra
  - Herstein, Topics in Algebra
  - Armstrong, Groups and Symmetry
  - Hungerford, Algebra

Classes : *

* The links and passcodes for the Zoom recordings of the classes have been shared in Moodle.

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