Numbers and Symmetry: An Introduction to Algebra

ISBN-13: 9780849303012 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 270 str.

Bernard L. Johnston; Fred Richman

Opis

Presents modern algebra from the ground up using numbers and symmetry. This work provides an introduction to the central algebraic notion of isomorphism. Designed for a typical one-semester undergraduate course in modern algebra, it provides an introduction to the subject by allowing students to see the ideas at work in accessible examples.

Spis treści

New Numbers. The Division Algorithm. The Euclidean Algorithm. Units. Primes. Symmetries. Matrices. Groups. Wallpaper Patterns. Fields. Linear Algebra. Error-Correcting Codes. Appendix: Induction. Appendix: The Usual Rules. Index.


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O autorze

Department of Mathematical Sciences Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida. Department of Mathematical Sciences Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida.