Math 448 Page

This page contains information relevant to Dr. Monks's Math 448 (Modern Algebra I) course, Fall term 2002.

• Course Syllabus
• Homework assignments
• Lecture Notes (also available in black and white) 
• Toy Proofs - a "toy" proof system I developed to introduce students to the concept of formal proofs
• Proof Recipes - delightful recipes for whipping up your own tasty proofs, by Chef Ken Monks (also try these extra recipes from Section 2.1 and 2.2)
• Proof Shortcuts - interesting ways to reduce your cooking time
• Proof Strategies - some strategies for approaching your proofs
• FAQ - a collection of my email replies to questions asked by students via email in this course in previous years. The most recent ones are the most useful as I  have changed the way I teach certain things over the years.
  • [FAQ2001]      [FAQ 2000]     [FAQ 1999]     [FAQ 1998]     [FAQ 1997]
• Email Rules! - some rules for sending me math questions by email (to facilitate making FAQ's)
• Rule of Allowability - what you CAN use in your proofs
• Maple Worksheet  - a short worksheet illustrating some uses of Maple in Modern Algebra
• Factorization in Z₂[x] - the very short Maple worksheet I showed in lecture posted here for your convenience.
• Blackboard Course Site - Scranton's Blackboard online course site

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This page was last  updated on Saturday, October 05, 2002 07:35:16 PM. © Ken Monks