The Skeleton Key of Mathematics: A Simple Account of Complex Algebraic Theories (Dover Books on MaTHEMA 1.4tics) - Softcover

Littlewood, D. E.

 
9780486425436: The Skeleton Key of Mathematics: A Simple Account of Complex Algebraic Theories (Dover Books on MaTHEMA 1.4tics)

Synopsis

A straightforward explanation of the abstract principles common to science and mathematics, this helpful volume enables scientists and mathematicians to read and appreciate papers in fields different from their own. Topics include Euclid's algorithm; congruences; polynomials; complex numbers and algebraic fields; algebraic integers, ideals, and p-adic numbers and more. 1960 edition.

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Synopsis

This Dover edition is an unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1949 (London: Hutchinson & Company). It explains the concepts behind some intermediate theories in the field of algebra, such as Euclid's algorithm, the Galois theory of equations, invariants, and group algebra. Clever and well-written, the book would make a worth

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