Modern Algebra With Applications

Informationen zum Autor WILLIAM J. GILBERT, DPHil , is a professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He received his DPhil in mathematics from Oxford University in 1968. W. KEITH NICHOLSON, PHD , is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He received his PhD in pure mathematics from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1970. Klappentext Blending the theoretical with the practical in the instruction of modern algebra, "Modern Algebra with Applications, Second Edition provides interesting and important applications of this subjecteffectively holding your interest and creating a more seamless method of instruction. Filled with in-depth insights and over six hundred exercises of varying difficulty, this invaluable text can help anyone appreciate and understand this subject. Zusammenfassung As a cornerstone of mathematical science! the importance of modern algebra and discrete structures to many areas of science and technology is apparent and growing with extensive use in computing science! physics! chemistry! and data communications as well as in new areas of mathematics such as combinatorics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. List of Symbols. 1. Introduction. 2. Boolean Algebras. 3. Groups. 4. Quotient Groups. 5. Symmetry Groups in Three Dimensions. 6. Pólya-Burnside Method of Enumeration. 7. Monoids and Machines. 8. Rings and Fields. 9. Polynomial and Euclidean Rings. 10.Quotient Rings. 11. Field Extensions. 12. Latin Squares. 13. Geometrical Constructions. 14. Error-Correcting Codes. Appendix 1: Proofs. Appendix 2: Integers. Bibliography and References. Answers to the Odd-Numbered Exercises. Index. ...

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• Autori: Gilbert, William J Gilbert, William J. Gilbert, William J. (University of Waterloo Gilbert, William J. Nicholson Gilbert, Wj Gilbert, GILBERT WILLIAM J NICHOLSON W, Gilbert William J., W Keith Nicholson, W. K. Nicholson, W. Keith Nicholson, Nicholson W. Keith
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.11.2003
• EAN: 9780471414513
• ISBN: 978-0-471-41451-3
• Pagine: 352
• Serie: Pure and Applied Mathematics; Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Mathematics; Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts; Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Matematica > Aritmetica, algebra; Algebra, MATHEMATICS / Algebra / General