Galois theory

Since 1973, Galois theory has been educating undergraduate students on Galois groups and classical Galois theory. In Galois Theory, Fifth Edition, mathematician and popular science author Ian Stewart updates this well-established textbook for today's algebra students. New to the Fifth Edition R...

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Main Author: Stewart, Ian
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton Chapman & Hall/CRC 2022
Edition:Fifth edition
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Since 1973, Galois theory has been educating undergraduate students on Galois groups and classical Galois theory. In Galois Theory, Fifth Edition, mathematician and popular science author Ian Stewart updates this well-established textbook for today's algebra students. New to the Fifth Edition Reorganised and revised Chapters 7 and 13 New exercises and examples Expanded, updated references Further historical material on figures besides Galois: Omar Khayyam, Vandermonde, Ruffini, and Abel A new final chapter discussing other directions in which Galois theory has developed: the inverse Galois problem, differential Galois theory, and a (very) brief introduction to p-adic Galois representations This bestseller continues to deliver a rigorous, yet engaging, treatment of the subject while keeping pace with current educational requirements. More than 200 exercises and a wealth of historical notes augment the proofs, formulas, and theorems
Item Description:Previous edition: 2015
Physical Description:1 online resource illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:9781000644067
1000644065
9781003213949
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9781000644081
1000644081