A First Course in Abstract Algebra: Rings, Groups, and Fields
By Unknown Author.
Description
A textbook for a one- or two-semester course, that develops ring theory first, in order to draw upon the students' familiarity with integers and with polynomials, which are used as the motivating examples for studying rings. Coverage includes: numbers, polynomials, and factoring; rings, domains, and fields; unique factorization; permutations and group homomorphisms; constructibility problems and field extensions; and vector spaces and field extensions. Includes answers to selected exercises. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. - from Amzon
ISBN(s)
053419110X, 9780534191108
