Abstract Algebra: Structures and Applications (Textbooks in Mathematics) - Hardcover

Lovett, Stephen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1482248905 ISBN 13: 9781482248906

Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2015

Synopsis

A Discovery-Based Approach to Learning about Algebraic Structures

Abstract Algebra: Structures and Applications helps students understand the abstraction of modern algebra. It emphasizes the more general concept of an algebraic structure while simultaneously covering applications. The text can be used in a variety of courses, from a one-semester introductory course to a full two-semester sequence.

The book presents the core topics of structures in a consistent order:

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About the Author

Stephen Lovett is an associate professor of mathematics at Wheaton College. He is a member of the Mathematical Association of America, American Mathematical Society, and Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences. He earned a PhD from Northeastern University. His research interests include commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, differential geometry, cryptography, and discrete dynamical systems.

Review

"... lucid, detailed, and versatile main text comes with a wealth of illustrating examples and very instructive exercises in each single section of the book, and each chapter ends with a section containing project ideas (and hints) to challenge the student to write her or his own investigative or expository papers on related topics. ... an excellent introduction to the principles of abstract algebra for upper undergraduate and graduate students,...

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Edition details

• Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1482248905
• ISBN 13: 9781482248906
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 720