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Welcome to the MT817 course website.  This website is the primary way for you to get information about our course, including the homework assignments. It also contains the syllabus.

The Final Examination will be a cumulative written in-class examination.  It will take place on Thursday May 8 at 9 a.m.  This date and time are fixed by the university and may not be changed.

My office hours are M, W, F 9-10 in Carney 317.  I am also happy to make an appointment to see you at another time.  Please feel free to contact me by email (friedber@bc.edu) or phone (617-552-3002) to make such an appointment. 

For more details on the grading policy and on the course itself, please consult the syllabus (available in pdf format via the link above).

1. Are you interested in history? Here is a website concerned with the History of Mathematics.

2. The Association for Women in Mathematics supports women in mathematics at all levels of study. The "AWM Resources" link connects you to many other sites with useful information.  They also sponsor an annual biography contest concerning contemporary women mathematicians.  See the website for details. 

3.  The American Mathematical Society is the primary professional organization concerned with research in theoretical mathematics.  The Mathematical Association of America is concerned with this and also with university teaching.