Text: "Abstract Algebra" by D. S. Dummit & R. M. Foote. 2nd edition Published by John Wiley & Sons, 1999. or
"p-adic Numbers, p-adic Analysis, and Zeta-Functions" by Neal Koblitz. 2nd edition. Published by Springer-Verlag, 1984.

Please place your HW in my mail box at the Math dept by Friday noon.

• Due Friday September 7:
  From D&F: section 7.2: #3 and 4.
  section 15.1: #1,2,4,14 and 17.
• Due Friday September 14:
  From D&F:
  Section 15.1: 11,
  Section 15.2: 3, 7,8,10,15.
  
  
• Due Friday September 21:
  From Koblitz:
  Section 1.2 (page 6-7): 1,2,3,5,7,8,9, 20 and one more exercise:
  Show that norms are equivalent (use the book def for equivalence) iff they determine the same topology on the field.
  
  
• Due Friday September 28:
  From Koblitz:
  Section 1.2 (page 6-7): 4, 11(i,ii,iii), 12, 13, 19.
  From D&F:
  Section 7.1: 26, 27 and
  Section 15.4: 13, 14.
  
  
  
• Due Wednesday October 24:
  From Koblitz:
  Section 1.5 (page 65-66): 14.
  Section 3.2 (page 65-66): 1,2,5,6,7,8.
  
  
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  THERE WILL BE A TEST ON 10/24.
  
  
• No HW for 11/9.
  
  
• Due Monday November 17:
  From Koblitz:
  Section IV (page 83-86): 1(i,ii), 2, 3, 5 and 17.
  
  
• Due Monday November 24:
  From Koblitz:
  Section 4.4 (page 107-108): 2(a,b), 4(i,iii,,iv), 5, 10.
  Section 5.1 (page 114): 1.