A First Course in Abstract Algebra
Rings, Groups and Fields, Second Edition
2nd Edition
Published on 27. January 2005
696 pages
978-1-4200-5711-9 (ISBN)
Description
Most abstract algebra texts begin with groups, then proceed to rings and fields. While groups are the logically simplest of the structures, the motivation for studying groups can be somewhat lost on students approaching abstract algebra for the first time. To engage and motivate them, starting with something students know and abstracting from there
Reviews / Votes
"I was quickly won over by the book ... . The book is very complete, containing more than enough material for a two semester course in undergraduate abstract algebra ... . Even though there was a great deal of material presented, I found the book to be very well organized. ... There are a lot of things that I like about this book. ... [It is] well written and will help students to see the big picture. ... All in all it seems that a lot of thought went into this book, resulting in a comprehensive, well-written, readable book for undergraduates first learning abstract algebra."- MAA Online
"A remarkable feature of the book is that it starts first with the concept of a ring, while groups are introduced later. The reason of that is that students are usually more familiar with various number domains rather than the mappings and matrices. There is a huge number of examples in the book....The book contains a lot of nice exercises of various degrees of difficulty so that it can also be used as a practice book."
-EMS Newsletter, March 2006
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Junior/senior undergraduates in abstract algebra courses
Edition type
Revised edition
File size
2,61 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4200-5711-9 (9781420057119)
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Marlow Anderson | Todd Feil
A First Course in Abstract Algebra
Rings, Groups and Fields, Second Edition
Book
01/2005
2nd Edition
CRC Press
€69.51
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Complete work / Part of the work
Marlow Anderson | Todd Feil
A First Course in Abstract Algebra
Rings, Groups and Fields, Second Edition
Book
01/2005
2nd Edition
CRC Press
€69.51
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Content
Numbers, Polynomials, And Factoring. Rings, Domains, and Fields. Rings. Unique Factorization. Ring Homomorphisms and Ideals. Group Homomorphisms and Permutations. Constructability Problems. Vector Spaces and Field Extensions. Galois Theory.
