Suitable for introductory graduate-level courses and independent study, this text presents the basic definitions of the theory of abstract algebra. Following introductory material, each of four chapters focuses on a major theme of universal algebra: subdirect decompositions, direct decompositions, free algebras, and varieties of algebra. Problems and a bibliography supplement the text.
| ISBN: | 9780486789989 |
| Publication date: | 27th February 2015 |
| Author: | Richard S Pierce |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Series: | Dover Books on Mathematics |
| Genres: |
Algebra |