Introduction to Abstract Algebra, Third Edition

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Summary

The first and second editions of this successful textbook have been highly praised for their lucid and detailed coverage of abstract algebra. In this third edition, the author has carefully revised and extended his treatment, particularly the material on rings and fields, to provide an even more satisfying first course in abstract algebra.

Table of Contents

Sets and Logic
Equivalence Relations and Equivalence Classes
Mappings
Semigroups
An Introduction to Groups
Cosets and Lagrange's Theorem on Finite Groups
Homomorphisms, Normal Subgroups, and Quotient Groups
The Fundamentals of Ring Theory
Polynomials and Fields
Bibliography
Appendix to Exercises
Index