This graduate-level text is intended for initial courses in algebra that begin with first principles but proceed at a faster pace than undergraduate-level courses. It employs presentations and proofs that are accessible to students, and it provides numerous concrete examples.
Exercises appear throughout the text, clarifying concepts as they arise; additional exercises, varying widely in difficulty, are included at the ends of the chapters. Subjects include groups, rings, fields and Galois theory, modules, and structure of rings and algebras. Further topics encompass infinite Abelian groups, transcendental field extensions, representations and characters of finite groups, Galois groups, and additional areas.
Based on many years of classroom experience, this self-contained treatment breathes new life into abstract concepts.
By:
Larry C. Grove Imprint: Dover Country of Publication: United States Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 214mm,
Width: 136mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 350g ISBN:9780486439471 ISBN 10: 048643947X Series:Dover Books on Mathema 1.4tics Pages: 320 Publication Date:17 June 2010 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Unspecified