Algebra: Abstract and Concrete, edition 2.6

Download or read book Algebra: Abstract and Concrete, edition 2.6 written by Frederick Goodman and published by SemiSimple Press (Frederick Goodman). This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides a thorough introduction to “modern” or “abstract” algebra at a level suitable for upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduate students. The book addresses the conventional topics: groups, rings, fields, and linear algebra, with symmetry as a unifying theme. This subject matter is central and ubiquitous in modern mathematics and in applications ranging from quantum physics to digital communications. The most important goal of this book is to engage students in the ac- tive practice of mathematics.