A concrete introduction to higher algebra / 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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Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author:	Childs, Lindsay
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Springer, ©1995.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Series:	Undergraduate texts in mathematics.
Subjects:	Algebra.