MAT 1100: Algebra (Fall 2022)

Prof. Ila Varma

Course Information

Lectures: Wednesday from 12pm-2pm

Lectures (Thursday from 11am-12pm


Based on the survey, we will think of this course as being delivered online, through Zoom. (Please see Quercus for the Zoom Link).
For most weeks, I will ALSO offer the option to watch and participate in person at Bahen 6183. PLEASE WEAR MASKS!
Please pay attention to announcements on Quercus and/or the calendar below for updates regarding course delivery.

Instructor: Ila Varma (she/they)
 		Email: ila at math dot toronto dot edu Office Hours:  Thursdays 12-1pm on Zoom/Bahen 6108
Office Hours:  Tuesdays by request
TA: Enrique Nunez Lon-Wo (he/him)
 TA Email: enrique dot nunezlon dot wo at mail dot utoronto dot ca
TA Office Hours:  Mondays, 2-3pm in Bahen 6108
                          (hybrid by request at same Zoom link)
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 Textbook
 Additional References:  Grading: 

Final Assessment:  There will be a take-home final exam that will be released on December 6th, and it will be due on December 20th.

Please use Quercus to check grades and Crowdmark to submit assessments.

 Assessments

Homework: There will be homework due some Tuesdays at 11:59pm (starting on September 27th). Please turn it in on Crowdmark.
You are encouraged to work together on homework assignments. However, the submitted write-up should be written individually in one's own words.

If a grading round home assessment must be turned in late, please email the TA, Enrique Nuņez Lon-Wo at enrique dot nunezlon dot wo at mail dot utoronto dot ca by the original deadline to notify them.

Home Assessment 1 Feedback Round (due 9/27/22)
 Solutions
Home Assessment 1 Grading Round (due 10/11/22)
Home Assessment 2 Feedback Round (due 10/25/22, extended to 11/1/22)
 Solutions
Home Assessment 2 Grading Round (due 11/15/22, extended to 11/18/22)
Home Assessment 3 Feedback Round (due 11/30/22)
 Solutions
Home Assessment 3 Grading Round (due 12/13/22)
Final Assessment (due 12/20/22) Solutions

  
Schedule of Lectures

The below schedule will be updated regularly, [J] refers to Jacobson and [DF] refers to Dummit-Foote. For lecture notes and recordings, please check Quercus.

Week #
 Homework Due Date Lecture Dates
 Hybrid or just online?
 Section(s) covered
1
 Please respond to survey by 9/12/22!
 9/14/22
9/15/22 		hybrid 1.1-1.3, 1.5-1.6 of [J]
2
9/21/22
9/22/22 		online
 1.7-1.10 of [J]
3
 Feedback Round: HW 1
due 9/27/22
 9/28/22
9/29/22 		hybrid
 1.10, 1.12-1.13 of [J]
4
10/5/22
10/6/22 		hybrid
 1.13 of [J], 5.5 of [DF], Short Exact Sequences
5
 Grading Round: HW 1
due 10/11/22
 10/12/22
10/13/22  		hybrid
 Short Exact Sequences, 2.1-2.5 of [J]
6
10/19/22
 10/20/22 		hybrid
 		2.6-2.7 of [J]
7 Feedback Round: HW 2
due 10/25/22
 10/26/22
10/27/22
 hybrid
 2.9-2.10 of [J]
8
11/2/22
11/3/22
 		online
 2.11, 2.14-2.15 of [J]
Break
No Lectures
 		No Lectures
 No Lectures
9
 Grading Round: HW 2
due 11/15/22
 11/16/22
11/17/22
 		hybrid
 2.15-2.16, 3.1 of [J]
10
11/23/22
11/24/22
 		hybrid
 3.2-3.3 of [J]
11
 Feedback Round: HW 3
due 11/29/22
 11/30/22
12/1/22
 		online
 3.4-3.6 of [J]
12 Final Assessment released on 12/6/22
 12/7/22
12/8/22 (?)
3.7-3.9 of [J]
13 Grading Round: HW 3
due 12/13/22
 No Lectures
 No Lectures
 No Lectures
14
 Final Assessment due 12/20/22
 No Lectures
 No Lectures
 No Lectures

The last date to drop this class is Monday, October 31, 2022 (Week 7).

Accommodations

The University provides academic accommodations for students with disabilities in accordance with the terms of the Ontario Human Rights Code. This occurs through a collaborative process that acknowledges a collective obligation to develop an accessible learning environment that both meets the needs of students and preserves the essential academic requirements of the University's courses and programs.

Students with diverse learning styles and needs are welcome in this course. If you have a disability that may require accommodations, please feel free to approach me and/or the Accessibility Services* office.

On Respectful Learning

All members of the learning environment in this course should strive to create an atmosphere of mutual respect where all members of our community can express themselves, engage with each other, and respect one another's differences.

Recording of Online Course Meetings
This course, including your participation, will be recorded on video and will be available to students in the course for viewing remotely and after each session.

Course videos and materials belong to your instructor, the University, and/or other sources depending on the specific facts of each situation and are protected by copyright. In this course, you are permitted to download session videos and materials for your own academic use, but you should not copy, share, or use them for any other purpose without the explicit permission of the instructor.

For questions about the recording and use of videos in which you appear, please contact the instructor.

Technology

Lectures can be accessed through Zoom, either synchronously or asynchronously. In addition, home assessments will be turned in via upload on Crowdmark. Please see the following links for the general technological requirements needed for the course.

If you do not have access to such technology, please contact the instructor.

Missed Assignments
 
A verification of illness (also known as a "doctor's note") is not required. Students who are absent from class for any reason (e.g., COVID, cold, flu and other illness or injury, family situation) and who require consideration for missed academic work should report their absence through the online absence declaration. The declaration is available on ACORN under the Profile and Settings menu. Students should also advise the TA of their absence. Visit COVID-19 Information for University of Toronto Students page on the Vice-Provost, which includes information on this and other frequently asked questions.

Academic Integrity

All suspected cases of academic dishonesty will be investigated following procedures outlined in the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters. If you have questions or concerns about what constitutes appropriate academic behaviour or appropriate research and citation methods, please reach out to me. Note that you are expected to seek out additional information on academic integrity from me or from other institutional resources (for example, the University of Toronto website on Academic Integrity).