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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kleiner, Israel (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston, MA : Birkhäuser Boston : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2007.
Edition:1st ed. 2007.
Subjects:
Algebra.
Mathematics.
History.
Group theory.
Commutative algebra.
Commutative rings.
Algebraic fields.
Polynomials.
Algebras, Linear.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
Group Theory and Generalizations.
Commutative Rings and Algebras.
Field Theory and Polynomials.
Linear Algebra.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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