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How to Think About Abstract Algebra by Alcock, Lara is a mathematics available to read on EtoBox.

What is How to Think About Abstract Algebra about?

How to Think about Abstract Algebra provides an engaging and readable introduction to its subject, which encompasses group theory and ring theory. Abstract Algebra is central in most undergraduate mathematics degrees, and it captures regularities that appear across diverse mathematicalstructures - many people find it beautiful for this reason. But its abstraction can make its central ideas hard to grasp, and even the best students might find that they can follow some of the reasoning without really understanding what it is all about. This book aims to solve that problem. It is not like other Abstract Algebra texts and is not a textbook containing standard content. Rather, it is designed to be read before starting an Abstract Algebra course, or as a companion text once a course has begun. It builds up key information on fivetopics: binary operations, groups, quotient groups, isomorphisms and homomorphisms, and rings. It provides numerous examples, tables and diagrams, and its explanations are informed by research in mathematics education. The book also provides study advice focused on the skills that students need in order to learn successfully in their own Abstract Algebra courses.

Who reads How to Think About Abstract Algebra?

Author

Alcock, Lara

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780192581426

Category

mathematics

Subjects

Science, Mathematics, Stem

Rating

4.6 / 5 (93 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14