A Gentle Introduction to Abstract Algebra
β Scribed by B. A. Sethuraman
- Publisher
- California State University
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 369
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
To the Student: How to Read a Mathematics Book
To the Student: Proofs
Divisibility in the Integers
Further Exercises
Rings and Fields
Rings: Definition and Examples
Subrings
Integral Domains and Fields
Ideals
Quotient Rings
Ring Homomorphisms and Isomorphisms
Further Exercises
Vector Spaces
Vector Spaces: Definition and Examples
Linear Independence, Bases, Dimension
Subspaces and Quotient Spaces
Vector Space Homomorphisms: Linear Transformations
Further Exercises
Groups
Groups: Definition and Examples
Subgroups, Cosets, Lagrange's Theorem
Normal Subgroups, Quotient Groups
Group Homomorphisms and Isomorphisms
Further Exercises
Sets, Functions, and Relations
Partially Ordered Sets, Zorn's Lemma
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Index
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
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