Elements of Modern Algebra - Hardcover

Gilbert, Jimmie; Gilbert, Linda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 053440264X ISBN 13: 9780534402648

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 2004

Synopsis

Helping to make the study of modern algebra more accessible, this text gradually introduces and develops concepts through helpful features that provide guidance on the techniques of proof construction and logic analysis. The text develops mathematical maturity for students by presenting the material in a theorem-proof format, with definitions and major results easily located through a user-friendly format. The treatment is rigorous and self-contained, in keeping with the objectives of training the student in the techniques of algebra and of providing a bridge to higher-level mathematical courses.

About this title

About the Author:

Jimmie Gilbert was Professor of Mathematics at the University of South Carolina, Upstate. He received his Ph.D from Auburn University with a specialty in Linear and Abstract Algebras. He authored the first edition of Elements of Modern Algebra in 1970, joined on subsequent editions by his wife and longtime co-author Linda Gilbert. Together they have published titles in College Algebra, Precalculus, College Algebra and Trigonometry, Trigonometry, Intermediate Algebra, and another Cengage Learning title, Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory, now in its second edition. He and Linda have 6 children and 8 grandchildren. In his leisure time Jimmie enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, and gardening.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 053440264X
• ISBN 13: 9780534402648
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 430