7.8, due on 3/30

1.  The idea of the kernel was weird to me because I think of a kernel as the set that is mapped to zero.  But since groups don't have a zero element I guess the next closest thing is the identity.  They skipped the Second Isomorphism Theorem for Groups!

2.  All of the theorems were very straightforward.  I was perfectly okay with the proofs.

7.7, due on 3/28

1.  Theorem 7.37 was a little weird.

2.  It seems like quotient groups are an extension of quotient rings.  Theorem 7.35 was very straightforward and the proof was easy to follow.

7.5, due on 3/25/11

1.  I don't understand why no one other than Jimmer scored in double figures on our team.

2.  Theorem 7.33 was very straightforward.  Theorem 7.34 made lots of sense.  Dr. Doud already proved it in class on Wednesday.

7.6, due on 3/22

1.  I don't understand why they introduce right cosets then left cosets a couple sections later.

2.  The idea of left congruence was pretty simple.  And the idea that it was an equivalence relation was very simple.  The idea of a normal group was very straightforward.

Midterm 2 Response

• Which topics and theorems do you think are the most important out of those we have studied?
• Langrange Theorem
• The general ideas of group theory
• Quotient rings
• What kinds of questions do you expect to see on the exam?
• Well I can tell you one thing I hope we don't have to play sudoku in the testing center.
• A proof or two, even though I like the proofs more
• Judging from the last test we'll probably have to give some examples of different things like finite and infinite groups, subgroups, cosets, etc.
• What do you need to work on understanding better before the exam? Come up with a mathematical question you would like to see answered or a problem you would like to see worked out in class on Monday.
• I just need to review the concepts more, go over the computational/homework type problems, and look over the important theorems some more.

Math in the Movies

This talk was ok but it wasn't that in depth.  He lightly scratched the surface of some topics that sounded interesting but it was more of a general overview of the movie making process which was boring to me.  He was the man guy who made the chess movie at the beginning of toy story I believe.  That was pretty awesome.  He also had clips of other movies that we're pretty good.

7.5, due on 3/18

1.  The proofs were pretty easy but I didn't realize before the difference between Z4 and Z2xZ2  and between Z6 and S3 but now it's very clear.

2.  This section was pretty straightforward.  The theorems seem very useful.  If you know the order of a group you can tell a lot about it if the order is prime, 4, or 6.