Vik Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Should cover fields, rings, groups, and modulo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleph_0 Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Any book on abstract algebra will cover those. Dummit and Foote have a highly-regarded one, and one very, very smart friend of mine swears it's the only way to do algebra. I used Fraleigh and it was horrible, so don't use that one. My professor liked Ardin's book, though I wasn't thrilled about it, and Serge Lang's is very intense, but if you like a small, dense collection of proofs then that's the way to go. It's probably a good idea to use a variety of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate T. Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 I second Dummit and Foote, that is, if you can afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmarksvillian Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Birkhoff & Mac Lane (or is it Mac Lane & Birkhoff?) is excellent, authoritative, and a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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