Paperback. This text introduces readers to the algebraic concepts of group and rings, providing a comprehensive discussion of theory as well as a significant number of applications for each. KEY TOPICS: Number Theory: Induction; Binomial Coefficients; Greatest Common Divisors; The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic Congruences; Dates and Days. Groups I: Some Set Theory; Permutations; Groups; Subgroups and Lagrange's Theorem; Homomorphisms; Quotient Groups; Group Actions; Counting with Groups. Commutative Rings I: First Properties; Fields; Polynomials; Homomorphisms; Greatest Common Divisors; Unique Factorization; Irreducibility; Quotient Rings and Finite Fields; Officers, Magic, Fertilizer, and Horizons. Linear Algebra: Vector Spaces; Euclidean Constructions; Linear Transformations; Determinants; Codes; Canonical Forms. Fields: Classical Formulas; Insolvability of the General Quintic; Epilog. Groups II: Finite Abelian Groups; The Sylow Theorems; Ornamental Symmetry. Commutative Rings III: Prime Ideals and Maximal Ideals; Unique Factorization; Noetherian Rings; Varieties; Grobner Bases. MARKET: For all readers interested in abstract algebra. This text introduces students to the algebraic concepts of group and rings, providing a comprehensive discussion of theory as well as a significant number of applications for each. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: First Course in Abstract Algebra, A (Paperback)
Publisher: Pearson Education (US), Upper Saddle River
Publication Date: 2005
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0131862677
ISBN 13: 9780131862678
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 3rd Edition
Condition: new

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This text introduces students to the algebraic concepts of group and rings, providing a comprehensive discussion of theory as well as a significant number of applications for each.

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Written as only Professor Rotman can pull off: spectacularly clear yet rigorous without condescension. This introduction to abstract algebra is designed to make the study of all required topics and the reading and writing of proofs both accessible and enjoyable for students encountering the subject for the first time.

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