A History of Abstract Algebra by Israel KleinerEnglish | PDF(True) | 2007 | 175 Pages | ISBN : 0817646841 | 13.9 MB
Prior to the nineteenth century, algebra meant the study of the solution of polynomial equations. By the twentieth century algebra came to encompass the study of abstract, axiomatic systems such as groups, rings, and fields. This presentation provides an account of the intellectual lineage behind many of the basic concepts, results, and theories of abstract algebra.