1st Edition

Introduction to Abstract Algebra, Third Edition

By T.A. Whitelaw Copyright 1995
    256 Pages
    by Chapman & Hall

    256 Pages
    by Chapman & Hall

    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.

    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

    Biography

    Thomas A. Whitefaw Department of Mathematics University of Glasgow.