Book Contents
Engineers and computer scientists who need a basic understanding ofalgebra will benefit from this accessible book. The sixth editionincludes many carefully worked examples and proofs to guide themthrough abstract algebra successfully. It introduces the mostimportant kinds of algebraic structures, and helps them improvetheir ability to understand and work with abstract ideas. New andrevised exercise sets are integrated throughout the first fourchapters. A more in-depth discussion is also included on GaloisTheory. The first six chapters provide engineers and computerscientists with the core of the subject and then the book exploresthe concepts in more detail.