Elements of Abstract Algebra carefully chosen from rare sources

carefully chosen from rare sources

this book is — in its field — an essential contribution

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Elements of Abstract Algebra carefully chosen from rare sourcesThis concise, readable, college level text treats basic abstract algebra in remarkable depth and detail. An antidote to the usual surveys of structure, the book presents group theory, Galois theory, and classical ideal theory in a framework emphasizing proof of important theorems. Chapter I (Set Theory) covers the basics of sets. Chapter II (Group Theory) is a rigorous introduction to groups. It contains all the results needed for Galois theory as