Guide to Abstract Algebra: 6 (Mathematical Guides) - Softcover

Whitehead, Carol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333794478 ISBN 13: 9780333794470

Publisher: Palgrave, 2002

Synopsis

Guide to Abstract Algebra is a comprehensive and accessible text covering the basic topics of an introductory abstract algebra course. New concepts are introduced gradually and illustrated by a variety of worked examples.

New features in this second edition are:
- Two new chapters on Number Systems and Polynomials
- Proofs by induction are introduced through a new section on sequences and recurrence relations
- Fully updated to reflect the needs of today's first year undergraduate students

This book is ideal for first year undergraduate courses in Mathematics or Computer Science.

About this title

About the Author

CAROL WHITEHEAD is a Lecturer in Mathematics at Goldsmiths' College, University of London, UK.; DAVID TOWERS is Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Lancaster University, UK.

From the Back Cover

Guide to Abstract Algebra is a comprehensive and accessible text covering the basic topics of an introductory abstract algebra course. New concepts are introduced gradually and illustrated by a variety of worked examples.

New features in this second edition are:
- Two new chapters on Number Systems and Polynomials
- Proofs by induction are introduced through a new section on sequences and recurrence relations
- Fully updated to reflect the needs of today's first year undergraduate students

This book is ideal for first year undergraduate courses in Mathematics or Computer Science.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333794478
• ISBN 13: 9780333794470
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 220