A Concrete Approach to Abstract Algebra. From the Integers to the Insolvability of the Quintic, Paperback/***

Examines familiar objects like integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, complex conjugation and polynomials. This title shows how most of the concepts within an abstract algebra course are actually tools used to solve difficult, but well-known problems. It builds on relatively familiar material (Integers and polynomials). Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Author(s): Jeffrey (DePaul University, Chicago, USA) Bergen Number of pages: 720 Publication date: 2010 Dimensions: 245 x 200 x 37 Cover type: Paperback / softback