The course will equip the graduate level students with advanced but well established material in algorithmic approach to algebra, such as algorithms for symbolic matrices, algorithms for commutative algebra and (real) algebraic geometry, and algorithms for polynomila factorization and/or for differential and difference equations, time permitting. Completing the course work, the students will be able to develop advanced algorithms in computer algebra, to read critically scientific articles published in journals and conferences, and to carry out original research in computer algebra or related subjects.

The grade will be given on the basis of successful completion of homework assignments given approximately every two weeks and a project. The project will involve giving an oral and written presentation of a recent paper or chapter from a book, which will be selected by the student subject to the approval of the instructor. Oral presentations of the projects will take place during the final week of classes and during the time scheduled for the final exam.

Online class evaluations will be available for students to complete during the last two weeks of class.  Students will receive an email message directing them to a website where they can login using their Unity ID and complete evaluations.  All evaluations are confidential; instructors will never know how any one student responded to any question, and students will never know the ratings for any particular instructors.

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Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable disabilities. In order to take advantage of available accommodations, students must register with Disability Services for Students at 1900 Student Health Center, Campus Box 7509, 515-7653. For more information on NC State's policy on working with students with disabilities, please see the Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Regulation (REG02.20.1) (link).

Students are expected to arrive on time, to contribute to group work and class discussions, and to stay until the class ends. Attendance at all meetings of the class is expected. Occasional absences will be approved if they meet University policy (see University policies).

Homework will be assigned and collected once every two or three weeks. It is the students' responsibility to do the homework. For the homework problems, check the course website. Late homework will NOT be accepted, since I may hand out solution sets on the due date.

Students are expected to follow university guidelines available at http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/student_services/student_discipline/POL11.35.1.php