Rings, fields, and vector spaces : an introduction to abstract algebra via geometric constructabilit...
Rings, fields, and vector spaces : an introduction to abstract algebra via geometric constructabilit...
Rings, fields, and vector spaces : an introduction to abstract algebra via geometric constructability / B.A. Sethuraman.
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Publisher
New York : Springer, c1997.
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T0400990
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 190 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Divisibility in the Integers -- 2. Rings and Fields -- 3. Vector Spaces -- 4. Field Extensions -- 5. Polynomials -- 6. The Field Generated by an Element -- 7. Straightedge and Compass Constructions.
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Publisher
New York : Springer, c1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
Using the proof of the nontrisectibility of an arbitrary angle as a final goal, the author develops, in an easy conversational style, the basics of rings, fields, and vector spaces. Originally developed as a text for an introduction to algebra course for future high-school teachers at California State University, Northridge, the focus of this book...
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Rings, fields, and vector spaces : an introduction to abstract algebra via geometric constructability / B.A. Sethuraman.
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Undergraduate texts in mathematics.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-186) and index.
Transferred from N512.02/5.
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c1997.
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T0400990
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74VvPREqLZbl
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ISBN
0387948481 (alk. paper)
9780387948485 (alk. paper)
DDC
512.02
MMS ID
991005555669702626
