An introduction to abstract algebra /
This book gives a high level introduction to the main concepts of modern algebra. It contains numerous applications which illustrate algebras relevance today. There are also nearly 400 problems of varying degrees of difficulty, in order to test the reader's skill and progress
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de Gruyter,
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Publisher Address: | Berlin : |
Publication Dates: | 2003 |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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This book gives a high level introduction to the main concepts of modern algebra. It contains numerous applications which illustrate algebras relevance today. There are also nearly 400 problems of varying degrees of difficulty, in order to test the reader's skill and progress |
Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(282pages). |
ISBN: | 9783110198164 |
Index Number: | QA162 |
CLC: | O153 |
Contents: | Preface; Contents; Chapter 1Sets, relations and functions; Chapter 2The integers; Chapter 3Introduction to groups; Chapter 4Cosets, quotient groups and homomorphisms; Chapter 5Groups acting on sets; Chapter 6Introduction to rings; Chapter 7Division in rings; Chapter 8Vector spaces; Chapter 9The structure of groups; Chapter 10Introduction to the theory of fields; Chapter 11Galois theory; Chapter 12Further topics; Index of notation. |