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An Introduction to the Theory of Groups

By Joseph J. Rotman

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1994
ISBN
9780387942858, 0387942858, 3540942858
LCC
QA174.2 .R67 1995
Open Library ID
OL1082880M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
9 MB (8915526 bytes)
Series
Graduate texts in mathematics 148
Edition
4th
Pages
268\268
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

My second abstract algebra class had no lecture notes, and the textbook was Robinson's A Course in the Theory of Groups. I couldn't get through even the first chapter of this book, so my professor recommended that I read this book by Rotman instead. The structure of things in algebra started making much more sense to me. I was able to understand much better what was going on in class and the motivation for what we studied. Though it's self-contained, I'd recommend this as a book for self-study once you've already got a handle on the basics of algebra. The exercises are tricky but doable, and the way the book is structured, it is essential to read them to understand the arguments. Some proofs depend on solutions to exercises.

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