This is a text for a first course on modern algebra, usually taught in the second year of a degree course. It gives wider coverage than most other texts on the subject, and omits the less significant aspects to concentrate on the essentials. It features plenty of examples and exercises with solutions and so is ideally suited for self-study.

INCLUDES NUMEROUS EXAMPLES AND EXERCISES (WITH SOLUTIONS) WHICH MAKE IT IDEAL FOR SELF-STUDY PROMOTES A FEELING FOR THE EVOLUTIONARY AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ALGEBRA Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
1 Sets and Mappings.- 2 The Integers.- 3 Introduction to Rings.- 4 Introduction to Groups.- 5 Rings.- 6 Topics in Group Theory.- Hints to Solutions.- Suggestions for Further Study.