A Book of Abstract Algebra 2 Sub Edition

A Book of Abstract Algebra 2 Sub Edition
Author: Visit ‘s Charles C. Pinter Page ID: 0070501386

Series: International Series in Pure and Applied MathematicsHardcover: 384 pagesPublisher: Mcgraw-Hill College; 2 Sub edition (October 1, 1989)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0070501386ISBN-13: 978-0070501386 Product Dimensions: 1 x 6.5 x 9.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds Best Sellers Rank: #995,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #208 in Books > Science & Math > Mathematics > Pure Mathematics > Algebra > Abstract #1933 in Books > Textbooks > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Algebra & Trigonometry

Each class I’ve taken as a grad student, I’ve gone a little overboard buying all sorts of books on the subject matter. I like that each author has a unique style and approach.

In abstract algebra, there are the standards (Dummit, Hungerford, etc). These are the more down-and-dirty texts. They’re good. They’re thorough. They’re rigorous. They do the job quite well if you already have some familiarity with the subject.

Then there are the older, cheaper books, like Deskins. It’s alright. Some people nay-say it, but whatever: it’s cheap and is one more voice to add to the choir.

Pinter, though, reads like a novel—and not in a cheesy way. As I waited for a friend in Barnes and Noble, I half-heartedly picked it up to skim through it… The introduction hooked me–it sums up what lies ahead like a movie trailer, leaving one mad to find out the whole story. Some might shrug this book off as a lowly "undergraduate" book, but if this is the case, you’re missing out on the one author who has been able to deftly convey just how inspiring this subject really is. No other book has convinced me of the power of abstract algebra like this book.

Will it be the only book you read on the subject? If it is, then it was a good choice.

Having experience with the more standard tomes out there, there is the chance that I think this reads like a novel and is "so good" because I am familiar with the material. But, seriously, this is the kind of book that you’re lucky to stumble across, whoever you are: a math nerd, physics geek, bio dweeb, or chem freak. This book will, at the least, open your eyes to well-kept secrets of higher mathematics.

This is an excellent book on abstract algebra that makes the transition into this difficult area
as painless as possible. As a engineer who was forced to learn group theory, I read through at least 50 books
on this subject (another good choice is
Groups and Their Graphs by Grossman)
and Pinter’s treatment was the most user friendly treatment I came across.

I have no doubt that most physicists and applied scientists would
also love the style of this book. However, ivory tower mathematics types might put their nose up at the
way Pinter develops the material.
Specifically, this book goes to great lengths to show the scaffolding behind the ideas and proofs. Concrete
examples and toy problems are given without apology.
As a result, the
mathematics is brought alive and not depicted as cold and detached theorem proving. This book actually
is a perfect response to the snobby elitism exuded by many
advanced math texts. Overall, this book is a model of good mathematics texbook writing. My highest recommendation.

I fully agree with the comments of the previous reviewers. This introductory book on abstract algebra is simply superb.
The author uses a discursive language, pretty unusual for a book of this type but extremely effective. While going through this book, you have the impression not of reading a textbook but of "listening" to the author talking to you.
I am not a professional mathematician, and therefore I don’t feel entitled to judge about its mathematical rigor but I have read and studied similar textbooks on the subject (like Fraleigh and Gallian) and the clarity of this book surpasses them all.
The author provides lots of exercises and some worked out solutions.
Definitively this is my strongest recommendation for a book on this subject.
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