A Concrete Introduction to Higher Algebra by Lindsay N. Childs.

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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Main Author: Childs, Lindsay N. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:3rd ed. 2009.
Series:Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics,
Springer eBook Collection.
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