Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 206 p.)
ISBN:
0470277971
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047027798X
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9780470277973
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9780470277980
Anmerkung:
Combines the history, pedagogy, and popularization of algebra to present a unified discussion of the subject, with a contemporary perspective on classical polynomial algebra
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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pt. 1. Numbers and equations -- Lesson 1. What algebra is -- Lesson 2. Equations and their solutions -- Lesson 3. Where algebra comes from -- Lesson 4. Why algebra is important -- Lesson 5. Numerical solution of equations -- pt. 2. formulaic approach to equations -- Lesson 6. Combinatoric solutions I: quadratic equations -- Lesson 7. Combinatoric solutions II: cubic equations -- pt. 3. Resolvents -- Lesson 8. From combinatorics to resolvents -- Lesson 9. search for resolvents -- pt. 4. Abstract algebra -- Lesson 10. Existence and constructibility of roots -- Lesson 11. breakthrough: Galois theory -- Epilogue: modern algebra -- App. Some facts about plynomials
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback ISBN 0-470-25952-3
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback ISBN 978-0-470-25952-8
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Mathematik
Schlagwort(e):
Algebra
DOI:
10.1002/9780470277980
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