Abstract Algebra: A Student-Friendly Approach

by Laura L. Dos Reis, Anthony J. Dos Reis

If you are studying abstract algebra independently or are having trouble understanding your professor, this is the book for you. It not only makes learning abstract algebra easy, it also gets you to think mathematically and to do mathematics while reading the book. It covers all the traditional topics in an introductory course. Its only prerequisite is high school algebra.

Genres: Mathematics

364 pages, Paperback

Published March 18, 2017

Reviews

[Craine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply an extremely accessible textbook on abstract algebra which has the added benefit of providing "concept check" like questions throughout the chapters which reinforces learning in a great way. The only downside to this book is that it could benefit from including more questions in the end of each chapter. I used this alongside "Contemporary Abstract Algebra" by Joseph Gallian for my class in abstract algebra. While the later textbook is much more dense it does not provide the same friendly readability as the one by Laura, Dos Reis. I therefore highly recommend this textbook as anyone remotely interested in learning the subject of abstract algebra and it is especially good if you are self-learning the subject. The book covers topics sufficient for an entry level abstract algebra course although I recommend supplementing with another book if you are looking up a particular term as this is less of a reference book and more of a introductory/self-study book.


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