Field Theory and its Classical Problems (Mathematical Association of America Textbooks, Series Number 19) - Softcover

Hadlock, Charles Robert

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9780883850329: Field Theory and its Classical Problems (Mathematical Association of America Textbooks, Series Number 19)
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ISBN 10: 088385032X ISBN 13: 9780883850329
Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America, 2000

Synopsis

Field Theory and its Classical Problems lets Galois theory unfold in a natural way, beginning with the geometric construction problems of antiquity, continuing through the construction of regular n-gons and the properties of roots of unity, and then on to the solvability of polynomial equations by radicals and beyond.

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About the Author

Charles Hadlock is Dean of the Undergraduate College and Associate Dean of Faculty at Bentley College, in Waltham, Massachusetts, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1990.He received his PhD from the University of Illnois in 1970.

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Publisher
The Mathematical Association of America
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
088385032X
ISBN 13 
9780883850329
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
340
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