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Undergraduate Algebra
Serge Lang
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Description for Undergraduate Algebra
Hardcover. Deals with modern algebra. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 389 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 768.
This book, together with Linear Algebra, constitutes a curriculum for an algebra program addressed to undergraduates. The separation of the hnear algebra from the other basic algebraic structures fits all existing tendencies affecting undergraduate teaching, and I agree with these tendencies. I have made the present book self contained logically, but it is probably better if students take the linear algebra course before being introduced to the more abstract notions of groups, rings, and fields, and the systematic development of their basic abstract properties. There is of course a little overlap with the book Lin ear Algebra, since I wanted ... Read more
This book, together with Linear Algebra, constitutes a curriculum for an algebra program addressed to undergraduates. The separation of the hnear algebra from the other basic algebraic structures fits all existing tendencies affecting undergraduate teaching, and I agree with these tendencies. I have made the present book self contained logically, but it is probably better if students take the linear algebra course before being introduced to the more abstract notions of groups, rings, and fields, and the systematic development of their basic abstract properties. There is of course a little overlap with the book Lin ear Algebra, since I wanted ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
401
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Series
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Condition
New
Weight
767g
Number of Pages
389
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387220253
SKU
V9780387220253
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Undergraduate Algebra
From the reviews of the third edition: "As is very typical for Professor Lang’s self demand and style of publishing, he has tried to both improve and up-date his already well-established text. … Numerous examples and exercises accompany this now already classic primer of modern algebra, which as usual, reflects the author’s great individuality just ... Read more