A History of Abstract Algebra

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

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kleiner, Israel. author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston, MA : Birkhäuser Boston 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • History of Classical Algebra
  • History of Group Theory
  • History of Ring Theory
  • History of Field Theory
  • History of Linear Algebra
  • Emmy Noether and the Advent of Abstract Algebra
  • A Course in Abstract Algebra Inspired by History
  • Biographies of Selected Mathematicians.