Peter J Cameron

Introduction to Algebra

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Second Edition of a classic algebra text includes updated and comprehensive introductory chapters, new material on axiom of Choice, p-groups and local rings, discussion of theory and applications, and over 300 exercises. It is an ideal introductory text for all Year 1 and 2 undergraduate students in mathematics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press (UK)
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 159mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9780198569138
• ISBN-10: 0198569130
• Artikelnr.: 23014128

Autorenporträt

Peter Cameron has taught mathematics at Oxford University and Queen Mary, University of London, with shorter spells at other institutions. He has received the Junior Whitehead Prize of the London Mathematical Society, and the Euler Medal of the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications, and is currently chair of the British Combinatorial Committee.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: Rings
3: Groups
4: Vector spaces
5: Modules
6: The number systems
7: Further topics
8: Applications
Further reading
Index