A Concrete Introduction to Higher Algebra (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

Childs, Lindsay N.

ISBN 10: 0387745270 / ISBN 13: 9780387745275

Edité par Springer (edition 3rd), 2008

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Synopsis :

This book is an informal and readable introduction to higher algebra at the post-calculus level. The concepts of ring and field are introduced through study of the familiar examples of the integers and polynomials. The new examples and theory are built in a well-motivated fashion and made relevant by many applications - to cryptography, coding, integration, history of mathematics, and especially to elementary and computational number theory. The later chapters include expositions of Rabiin's probabilistic primality test, quadratic reciprocity, and the classification of finite fields. Over 900 exercises are found throughout the book.

Présentation de l'éditeur: This book is an informal and readable introduction to higher algebra at the post-calculus level. The concepts of ring and field are introduced through study of the familiar examples of the integers and polynomials. The new examples and theory are built in a well-motivated fashion and made relevant by many applications - to cryptography, coding, integration, history of mathematics, and especially to elementary and computational number theory. The later chapters include expositions of Rabiin's probabilistic primality test, quadratic reciprocity, and the classification of finite fields. Over 900 exercises are found throughout the book.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : A Concrete Introduction to Higher Algebra (...
Éditeur : Springer (edition 3rd)
Date d'édition : 2008
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Edition : 3rd.