Post-Modern Algebra

Advanced algebra in the service of contemporary mathematicalresearch-- a unique introduction.

This volume takes an altogether new approach to advanced algebra.Its intriguing title, inspired by the term postmodernism, denotes adeparture from van der Waerden''s Modern Algebra--a book that hasdominated the field for nearly seventy years. Post-Modern Algebraoffers a truly up-to-date alternative to th...