Math 405

Here is the syllabus.

Here is a summary of lectures and homework assignments.

Here is the beginning of semester diagnostic test.

The grader's email is rdelgad2 at math dot umd dot edu.
Homework answers are here.

Some of you requested a sample exam.  Here is an exam from a previous Math 405 course I taught, but using a different book, so the material and notation is a little bit different, but you might find useful.  The second exam is harder for me to give samples since I did the material in a different order.  But you could look at problems 3a-c, 5 of this sample exam and problems 2, 3, 6, 7 of this sample final. What is not tested in these exams is ideals of polynomials.  You should expect some problem(s) involving ideals.  I also refer you to testbank on the mathematics department web site.  Relevant problems are:

• Spring 2004 final: 5
• Fall 2003, 2005 final: 5, 6, 8, 9
• Fall 2003 exam 2: 1, 2, 3, 6
• Fall 2002, final: 2,3,4,5

Test 1 answers are here.  I think many of you could have done better. The grade ditribution on test 1 is as follows:

100+ : 2
90-99: 1
80-89: 0
70-79: 5
60-69: 5
50-59: 0
40-49: 7
00-39: 4

100   : 2
90-99: 2
80-89: 2
70-79: 2
60-69: 5
50-59: 3
40-49: 1
00-39: 4