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List of contents
Contents; Preface; 1. A refresher on the integers; 2. A first look at groups; 3. Groups acting on sets; 4. Basics on rings-mostly commutative; 5. Primes and unique factorization; 6. Algebraic field extensions; 7. Applications of galois theory; 8. Modules over principal ideal domains; 9. Division algorithms; Appendix A: Infinite sets.
About the author
John W. Lawrence is Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo. He was born in Ottawa, Canada, and received degrees from Carleton University and McGill University. After a year of postdoctoral work at the University of Chicago, he joined the Pure Mathematics Department of the University of Waterloo. He now lives with his wife Louise, in Thornhill Canada, where he continues his research in mathematics and probability.Frank A. Zorzitto is Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo. After receiving his doctorate at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada, he served for forty years as a researcher in algebra and a professor in the Pure Mathematics Department at the University of Waterloo, and served as Department Chair for twelve years. In recognition of his commitment to the education of students, he received the University's Distinguished Teaching Award. Upon his retirement he was made an Honorary Member of the University. Currently he offers an online course to high school math teachers, based on his e-book A Taste of Number Theory. He continues to teach and to write in his retirement.
Summary
This upper undergraduate abstract algebra text covers classical themes on groups, rings and fields in depth, augmented with a strong emphasis on irreducible polynomials, a fresh approach to modules and linear algebra, a fresh take on Gröbner theory, and a group theoretic treatment of Rejewski's deciphering of the Enigma machine.
