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Neal Koblitz was a student of Nicholas M. Katz, under whom he received his Ph.D. in mathematics at Princeton in 1974. He spent the year 1974 -75 and the spring semester 1978 in Moscow, where he did research in p -adic analysis and also translated Yu. I...

Intended for graduate courses or for independent study, this book presents the basic theory of fields. The first part begins with a discussion of polynomials over a ring, the division algorithm, irreducibility, field extensions, and embeddings. The...

Do you find yourself attempting to memorize facts and mimicking examples simply to make it through algebra? Learn to think mathematically and develop genuine problem-solving skills with COLLEGE ALGEBRA, 8th Edition by best-selling author team...

The aim of this book is to develop the combinatorics of Young tableaux and to show them in action in the algebra of symmetric functions, representations of the symmetric and general linear groups, and the geometry of flag varieties. The first part of the...

With roots in the nineteenth century, Lie theory has since found many and varied applications in mathematics and mathematical physics, to the point where it is now regarded as a classical branch of mathematics in its own right. This graduate text focuses...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486483856Author Bradford Henry ArnoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.

Larson's ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY incorporates real-world applications, ongoing review, and innovative technology. How Do You See It? exercises give you practice applying the concepts, and new Summarize features and Checkpoint problems reinforce...

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Proofs without words (PWWs) are figures or diagrams that help the reader see why a particular mathematical statement is true, and how one might begin to formally prove it true. Many PWWs date back to classical Greece, ancient China, and medieval Europe...

This textbook provides an introduction to the mathematics on which modern cryptology is based. It covers not only public key cryptography, the glamorous component of modern cryptology, but also pays considerable attention to secret key cryptography, its...

Lie algebras have many varied applications, both in mathematics and mathematical physics. This book provides a thorough but relaxed mathematical treatment of the subject, including both the Cartan-Killing-Weyl theory of finite dimensional simple algebras...

Designed for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in linear or abstract algebra, Advanced Linear Algebra covers theoretical aspects of the subject, along with examples, computations, and proofs. It explores a variety of advanced topics...

Challenging and fun problems on every topic in a typical Algebra II course Algebra II: 1001 Practice Problems For Dummies gives you 1,001 opportunities to practice solving problems on all the major topics in Algebra II-in the book and online! Get extra...

Prior to the nineteenth century, algebra meant the study of the solution of polynomial equations. By the twentieth century it came to encompass the study of abstract, axiomatic systems such as groups, rings, and fields. This presentation provides an...

Four-Dimensional Manifolds and Projective Structure may be considered first as an introduction to differential geometry and, in particular, to 4 dimensional manifolds, and secondly as an introduction to the study of projective structure and projective...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997283518Author Peter L WiseFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Mathwise Curriculum PressPublisher Mathwise Curriculum PressWeight(grams) 272g

The theory of finite fields is a branch of algebra that has come to the fore because of its diverse applications in such areas as combinatorics, coding theory and the mathematical study of switching ciruits. This book is devoted entirely to the theory of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486485898Author Gertrude EhrlichFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Further Algebra and Applications is the second volume of a new and revised edition of P.M. Cohn's classic three-volume text "Algebra" which is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding introductory algebra textbooks. For this edition, the text has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312569563Author Jason MarshallFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980232769Author Gilbert StrangFormat HardbackPage Count 340Imprint Wellesley-Cambridge Press,U.S.Publisher Wellesley-Cambridge Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

This textbook, based on courses taught at Harvard University, is an introduction to group theory and its application to physics. The physical applications are considered as the mathematical theory is developed so that the presentation is unusually...

This is a comprehensive textbook on modern algebra written by an internationally renowned specialist. It covers material traditionally found in advanced undergraduate and basic graduate courses and presents it in a lucid style. The author includes almost...

"Springer has just released the second edition of Steven Roman's Field Theory, and it continues to be one of the best graduate-level introductions to the subject out there....Every section of the book has a number of good exercises that would make...

Problem-solving is an art central to understanding and ability in mathematics. With this series of books, the authors have provided a selection of worked examples, problems with complete solutions and test papers designed to be used with or instead of...

This is a matrix-oriented approach to linear algebra that covers the traditional material of the courses generally known as "Linear Algebra I" and "Linear Algebra II" throughout North America, but it also includes more advanced topics such as the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452297197Author Danica McKellarFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

The focus in BASIC COLLEGE MATHEMATICS remains on the Aufmann Interactive Method (AIM). Students are encouraged to be active participants in the classroom and in their own studies as they work through the How To examples and the paired Examples and You...

This textbook is for those who want to learn linear algebra from the basics. After a brief mathematical introduction, it provides the standard curriculum of linear algebra based on an abstract linear space. It covers, among other aspects: linear mappings...

Linear Algebra and Matrix Analysis for Statistics offers a gradual exposition to linear algebra without sacrificing the rigor of the subject. It presents both the vector space approach and the canonical forms in matrix theory. The book is as...

The authors analyze the tortuous course that Puerto Rico has followed in evolving a population policy, highlighting the island's rapic economic growth, its role as a laboratory for testing different methods of birth control, and the inevitable conflicts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984362998Author Richard FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Math EssentialsPublisher Math EssentialsWeight(grams) 680g

'AyadaEURO (TM)s aim was to create a collection of problems and exercises related to Galois Theory. In this Ayad was certainly successful. Galois Theory and Applications contains almost 450 pages of problems and their solutions. These problems range from...

...This beautiful and eloquent text served to transform the graduate teaching of algebra, not only in Germany, but elsewhere in Europe and the United States. It formulated clearly and succinctly the conceptual and structural insights which Noether had...

This introductory account of commutative algebra is aimed at advanced undergraduates and first year graduate students. Assuming only basic abstract algebra, it provides a good foundation in commutative ring theory, from which the reader can proceed to...

Contemporary Abstract Algebra, Tenth EditionFor more than three decades, this classic text has been widely appreciated by instructors and students alike. The book offers an enjoyable read and conveys and develops enthusiasm for the beauty of the topics...

This step-by-step approach helps you learn algebra quickly and easily!For many students-whether they're kids in middle school or adults returning to college-algebra is a difficult subject that only gets tougher as more concepts are learned. That's why...

This is the second of two volumes which will provide an introduction to modern developments in the representation theory of finite groups and associative algebras. The subject is viewed from the perspective of homological algebra and the theory of...

A student in class asks the math teacher: "Shouldn't minus times minus make minus?" Teachers soon convince most students that it does not. Yet the innocent question brings with it a germ of mathematical creativity. What happens if we encourage that...

This book is an informal and readable introduction to higher algebra at the post-calculus level. The concepts of ring and field are introduced through study of the familiar examples of the integers and polynomials. The new examples and theory are built...