Title:
Algebra : a very short introduction / Peter M. Higgins.
Author:
Higgins, Peter M., 1956- author.
Publication Information:
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Call Number:
QA155 .H54 2015
Abstract:
This introduction invites readers to revisit algebra and appreciate the elegance and power of equations and inequalities. Offering a clear explanation of algebra through theory and example, Higgins shows how equations lead to complex numbers, matrices, groups, rings, and fields.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780198732822
Series:
Very short introductions ; 447
Very short introductions ; 447.
Physical Description:
xiv, 144 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Subject Term:
Contents:
Numbers and algebra -- The laws of algebra -- Linear equations and inequalities -- Quadratic equations -- The algebra of polynomials and cubic equations -- Algebra and the arithmetic of remainders -- Introduction to matrices -- Matrices and groups -- Determinants and matrices -- Vector spaces.
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