A Concrete Introduction to Higher Algebra

This book is an informal and readable introduction to higher algebra at the post-calculus level. The concepts of ring and field are introduced through study of the familiar examples of the integers and polynomials. A strong emphasis on congruence classes leads in a natural way to finite groups and f...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Childs, Lindsay N. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
Series:Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics,
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74725-5