A History of Abstract Algebra

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kleiner, Israel (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Birkhäuser Boston, 2007.
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; Algebra.; Commutative algebra.; Commutative rings.; Field theory (Physics).; Group theory.; Matrix theory.; History.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Group Theory and Generalizations.; Commutative Rings and Algebras.; Field Theory and Polynomials.; Linear and Multilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory.

Prior to the nineteenth century, algebra meant the study of the solution of polynomial equations. By the twentieth century algebra came to encompass the study of abstract, axiomatic systems such as groups, rings, and fields. This presentation provides an account of the intellectual lineage behind ma...