TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dummit,S.Dummit
AU  - Foote,Richard M.
TI  - Abstract algebra
SN  - 9788126532285
U1  - 512.02 3rd ed.
PY  - 2012///, 2004c
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - John wiley & sons.
KW  - Algebra, Abstract
N1  - Includes index; pt. 1. Group theory. Introduction to groups -- Subgroups -- Quotient groups and homomorphisms -- Group actions -- Direct and semidirect products and abelian groups -- Further topics in group theory -- pt. 2. Ring theory. Introduction to rings -- Euclidean domains, principal ideal domains and unique factorization domains -- Polynomial rings -- pt. 3. Modules and vector spaces. Introduction to module theory -- Vector spaces -- Modules over principal ideal domains -- pt. 4. Field theory and Galois theory. Field theory -- Galois theory -- pt. 5. An introduction to commutative rings, algebraic geometry, and homological algebra. Commutative rings and algebraic geometry -- Artinian rings, discrete valuation rings, and Dedekind domains -- Introduction to homological algebra and group cohomology -- pt. 6. Introduction to the representation theory of finite groups. Representation theory and character theory -- Examples and applications of character theory
N2  - Widely acclaimed algebra text. This book is designed to give the reader insight into the power and beauty that accrues from a rich interplay between different areas of mathematics
ER  -