TY - BOOK AU - Ramji Lal TI - Algebra 1 : groups, rings, fields and arithmetic SN - 9789811350887 U1 - 512.2 PY - 2017/// CY - Singapore: PB - Springer, KW - Group theory, Number system, Rings and fields, Permutation groups, Structure theory of groups N1 - Front Matter-Pages i-xvii Language of Mathematics 1 (Logic) Pages 1-12 Language of Mathematics 2 (Set Theory) Ramji Lal Pages 13-53 Number System Ramji Lal Pages 55-91 Group Theory Ramji Lal Pages 93-143 Fundamental Theorems Ramji Lal Pages 145-177 Permutation Groups and Classical Groups Ramji Lal Pages 179-217 Elementary Theory of Rings and Fields Ramji Lal Pages 219-268 Number Theory 2 Ramji Lal Pages 269-309 Structure Theory of Groups Ramji Lal Pages 311-351 Structure Theory Continued Ramji Lal Pages 353-386 Arithmetic in Rings Ramji Lal Pages 387-419 Back Matter Pages 421-433 N2 - This is the first in a series of three volumes dealing with important topics in algebra. It offers an introduction to the foundations of mathematics together with the fundamental algebraic structures, namely groups, rings, fields, and arithmetic. Intended as a text for undergraduate and graduate students of mathematics, it discusses all major topics in algebra with numerous motivating illustrations and exercises to enable readers to acquire a good understanding of the basic algebraic structures, which they can then use to find the exact or the most realistic solutions to their problems ER -