General

• Instructor:  Sofia Tirabassi  tirabassi@math.su.se
• TA: Edoardo Mason
• Office Hours: Please contact me by email to discuss your questions or to schedule a meeting.
• Textbook: Abstract Algebra by Dummit and Foote. 

Time and Place

• Lecture hours hours: Mondays and Thursdays 13-15
• Review session : Mondays and Thursdays 15-16 starting from the second lecture. 
  • Important: The review sessions are an integral part of the course, and it is crucial that you attend them. Some important examples will be introduced during the review sessions, and relied on in subsequent lectures. All problems and examples that are done during the review sessions are considered fair game for the final exam.
• Lectures will be conducted on campus

Examination

• The grading scheme for the course will comprises three parts: (1) Final written exam, (2) Final oral exam and (3) homework. 
• Recommended practice problems will be posted, and some of them will be solved during the review sessions.
• The final written exam will be worth 24 points. Deonte by $T$ the score received.
• You need to score 12 points or higher on the final exam to pass (So $T\geq 12$).
• You can raise your grade by up to 3 extra credit points by successfully completing the homework assignments.  For example, if you get 11 on the exam and 2 on the homework, your overall score for the exam is 13 and you pass.
• Examination Rules at the Department of Mathematics.
• Everyone who has taken 21 or more points in the written examination (+ bonus) can access to the oral examination. 
• The oral examination is worth 6 points. Denote by$O$ the oral score. Your final exam score will be $\mathrm{min}\{T,24\}+O$
•  Grading scale: 27+= A, 24-26.9= B, 21-23.9= C, 18-20.9= D, 12-17.9=E, 12-=F

Homework Assignments

Important announcement regarding exam registration. 

Please keep in  mind that exam registration closes 10 days before the exam date and that the university can not accept late registrations. If you have failed to register, you must write the re-examination. 

Here are the instructions how to view your exam room. You must first register via Ladok.

Go to https://schema.su.se and log in with your SU account.

1. Find your upcoming exam and click on the schedule for the exam. If there are multiple rows (i.e., multiple booked halls) for the same exam, click on any row.

2. A box will open - click on the link "Tentamensplacering: exam.timeedit.com". A new website with the exam details opens.

Under "Ditt schema" / "Your schedule", write in your 12-digit social security number on the exact form YYYYMMDD-XXXX (note 4 digits in the year and hyphens before the last 4 digits) in the box for "Student id", and then click on the green "See schedule" button. Now you should be able to see that room and your exact location!