Basic Algebra II: Second Edition

Nathan Jacobson048647187X, 9780716719335, 9780486471877, 0716719339

A revision of the text for graduate students who have already taken a strong first course. As in “Basic Algebra I”, this text is for students of mathematics in the broad sense, not just for specialists in algebra. It stresses important applications and concrete instances of theory. Historical notes show the student the continuity of algebra with its modern developments and the relation of the subject to other areas of mathematics.