Survey of Modern Algebra

CRC Press

This classic, written by two young instructors who became giants in their field, has shaped the understanding of modern algebra for generations of mathematicians and remains a valuable reference and text for self study and college courses > This classic, written by two young instructors who became giants in their field, has shaped the understanding of modern algebra for generations of mathematicians and remains a valuable reference and text for self study and college courses. > Preface to the Fourth Edition, 1The Integers, 2 Rational Numbers and Fields, 3: Polynomials, 4: Real Numbers, 5: Complex Numbers, 6: Groups, 7: Vectors and Vector Spaces, 8: The Algebra of Matrices, 9: Linear Groups, 10: Determinants and Canonical Forms, 11: Boolean Algebras and Lattices, 12: Transfinite Arithmetic, 13: Rings and Ideals, 14: Algebraic Number Fields, 15: Galois Theory, Bibliography, List of Special Symbols, Index > Birkhoff , Garrett; Mac Lane , Saunders